echinus

A noun referring to the ovolo molding located between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column.

• 🇫🇷Substantif désignant un élément architectonique : un tailloir ou moulure convexe en forme de quart de rond, situé entre le fût et l'abaque du chapiteau dorique. Il s'agit d'un ovolo, parfois aussi appelé échine ou tore.

1. Architectural molding C2 formal art

   A convex molding, typically in the shape of an egg and dart, located between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column.

   • The echinus of the ancient Greek temple was intricately carved.
   • Restorers carefully cleaned the echinus on the Doric column.
   • The architect studied the proportions of the echinus in classical design.

   🇫🇷Échine (moulure)

   Synonymes: ovolo

• echini plural form
• echini's possessive plural form
• echinus's possessive singular form