Ō'vo-lo, n.

n. [It. óvolo, uovolo, from Lat. ovum, an egg; Sp. óvolo, Fr. ove.] (Arch.) A round molding, the quarter of a circle;—called also the quarter-round. [See Illust. of Molding.]

☞ It is often decorated with the egg and anchor, in which case it is called echinus. See ECHINUS.