Definition of "volutes" []

• Plural form of volute. (noun)

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• "To illustrate: The Ionic has, as one feature, two scroll-like ornaments, called volutes, and it has more moldings and is much more slender than the Doric."
• "I also would just stand there, staring at those stone coils -- called volutes, I believe -- of the Ionic capitols."
• "The Corinthian order is also very feminine in nature, characterised primarily by its ornate capitals, which sport two rows of sculpted acanthus leaves with small volutes spiral scrolls in the corners."