archivolt


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
archivolt /ˈɑːkɪvəʊlt/
noun a band of mouldings round the lower curve of an arch.

■ the lower curve itself.

– origin C17: from Fr. archivolte or Ital. archivolto, based on L. arcus ‘bow, arch’ + volvere ‘to roll’.
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