fusarole

noun

fu·​sa·​role

ˈfyüzəˌrōl

plural -s

: a rounded usually beaded convex molding placed under the echinus of capitals in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders

Word History

Etymology

French fusarolle, fusarole, from obsolete Italian fusarola (now fusaiuola), from fuso spindle, shaft of a column, from Latin fusus spindle

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