Plural of cavetto; concave moldings with a quarter-circle profile used in classical and Renaissance architecture.
From Italian 'cavetto' (little hollow), derived from Latin 'cavus' (hollow); architectural term for specific decorative molding profiles.
Cavetti are ubiquitous in classical buildings—that gentle curve beneath a cornice—yet most people never notice them, despite centuries of architects using them to create visual harmony.
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