Meaning

noun ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

noun a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

adjective in the shape of a coil

originFrom French volute, from Italian voluta, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Doublet of vault.

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