noun
- plural of cavetto; a concave molding with a quarter-circle profile, commonly used in classical architecture.
Usage: architecture; plural form
Examples
- The cavetti along the cornice gave the building a refined classical appearance.
- Architects often incorporate cavetti into the design of Ionic capitals.
- The decorative cavetti were carved from marble in the Renaissance palazzo.
- The base of the column featured delicate cavetti moldings.
- Cavetti are frequently found in neoclassical interior design.