Scamozzi

noun

Sca·​moz·​zi

skəˈmȯtsē

plural -s

: a variation of the Ionic order with the volutes of the capital radiating at 45 degrees used especially in colonial buildings

Word History

Etymology

after Vincenzo Scamozzi †1616 Italian architect

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