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hollow
[hol′ō]
Etymology: OE, holh
a depressed area or concavity.
hollow
1. a depression.
2. contains a cavity.
hollow back
backbone has a downward curvature in the center.
hollow horn
a mythical disease of cattle in primitive communities; treated by removal of the horns.
hollow wall
seedy toe.
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Cavettos of bowls may be decorated with cross-hatching, lotus petals or bands of Chinese wave patterns.
Si Satchanalai Celadons of the 14th-16th centuries: Glen R. Brown ... by Brown, Glen R. / Ceramics Technical
Rectangular plinth with overhanging cavetto moulding (a hollow moulding with its profile being a quadrant of a circle, mainly used in cornices); a podium with cavetto and roll mouldings at the base and battered sides.
any questions? by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Cavetto - a concave moulding of a quarter circle * Ovolo - a reverse cavetto, a convex quarter circle * Scotia - a hollowed moulding, more than the quarter circle of the cavetto * Torus - a convex bulging shape that is about a half circle.
What's in a word? by Garet, Barbara / Wood & Wood Products
 
 
 
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