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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 ellipseplay

  Familiarity information: QUARTER ROUND used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


QUARTER ROUND (noun)


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:

ovolo; quarter round; thumb

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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