quarter round

noun

a molding, as on an ovolo, whose section is a quarter circle.

Origin of quarter round

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby quarter round

quarter nelson, quarter note, quarter plate, quarter point, quarter rest, quarter round, quarter section, quarter sessions, quarter tone, quarter-bound, quarter-breed

Example sentences from the Web for quarter round

  • Echinus (e-kīnus), in architecture, the ovolo or quarter-round convex moulding, seen in capitals of the Doric order.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various

  • The hallway door has six panels, with beaded edges and quarter-round molding in the panels.

    Green Spring Farm |Ross Netherton

British Dictionary definitions for quarter round

quarter round

noun

architect another name for ovolo