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QUARTER ROUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quarter round mean?
• QUARTER ROUND (noun)
The noun QUARTER ROUND has 1 sense:
1. a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
Familiarity information: QUARTER ROUND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("quarter round" is a kind of...):
molding; moulding (a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quarter round"):
echinus (ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column)
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