Plural of caracol; multiple spiral patterns or snail-like shapes, particularly in architectural or decorative contexts.
Regular plural of 'caracol,' the Spanish/French term for snail and for spiral shapes inspired by snail shells. Used in English from the 16th century onward in architectural and design vocabularies.
Caracols appear everywhere in Renaissance architecture—spiral staircases, decorative moldings, even the shell shapes in Baroque churches—showing how nature's perfect spiral became the signature shape of an entire artistic movement.
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