Definition of Archivolts

1. Noun. (plural of archivolt) ¹

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Definition of Archivolts

1. archivolt [n] - See also: archivolt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Archivolts

archivable
archival
archival science
archival sciences
archivalism
archivally
archive
archived
archiver
archivers
archives
archiving
archivist
archivists
archivolt
archivolts (current term)
archizoic
archlet
archlets
archlike
archlute
archlutes
archly
archmage
archmages
archmagi
archmagician
archmagicians
archmarshal
archmarshals

Literary usage of Archivolts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin (1874)
"So much for the evidence derivable from the capitals ; we have next to examine that of the archivolts or arch mouldings. IV. ..."

2. Medieval Architecture: Its Origins and Development, with Lists of Monuments by Arthur Kingsley Porter (1909)
"The windows of this apse are round, but the interior archivolts are pointed, ... The archivolts are in two orders; the windows simply shafted and moulded. ..."

3. Ornamental Concrete Without Molds: A Practical Treatise Explanatory of a by Albert Allison Houghton (1910)
"CHAPTER VII archivolts AND ARCHES WITH TEMPLATES FOR MOLDING In Fig. 12 is shown the method employed in molding an archivolt by the use of a carriage and ..."

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