archivolt

[ ahr-kuh-vohlt ]
/ ˈɑr kəˌvoʊlt /

noun Architecture.

a molded or decorated band following the extrados of an arch or forming an archlike frame for an opening.

Origin of archivolt

1725–35; < French archivolte < Italian archivolto < Medieval Latin *archivoltum, Latinization of Old French arvol < Late Latin arcus volūtus vaulted arch; see arch1, vault1

Words nearby archivolt

architrave, archival, archival storage, archive, archivist, archivolt, archliberal, archlute, archly, archness, archon

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British Dictionary definitions for archivolt

archivolt
/ (ˈɑːkɪˌvəʊlt) /

noun architect

a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated
the under surface of an arch

Word Origin for archivolt

C18: from Italian archivolto; see arc, vault 1