Meaning & use
Volutes
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Spiral, scroll-like ornaments, especially those on Ionic and Corinthian column capitals.
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The temple's columns were topped with elegant carved volutes.
The architect added decorative volutes to the staircase railing.
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In geometry and biology, "volute" also describes any tightly coiled spiral shape, such as a snail shell.
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