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archivolt
 
SYLLABICATION:ar·chi·volt
PRONUNCIATION:  ärk-vlt
NOUN: A decorative molding carried around an arched wall opening.
ETYMOLOGY:Italian archivolto or French archivolte (French, from Italian) : arco, arch (from Latin arcus) + volta, vault (from Latin volta; see vault1).
 
 
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