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Meanings of quarter round in English

A convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse.

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Examples for "thumb"
Examples for "thumb"
1
Different this time: left thumb to right toe, right thumb to left.
Into the Water
2
Likewise, the left thumb shall be bound to the right great toe.
Outlander
3
I think the rule of thumb is to wait for 10 years.
The Guardian
4
The rule of thumb is to board 30 minutes prior to departure.
The South African
5
Keep the thumb erect; raise the first finger of the left hand.
Object Lessons on the Human Body / A Transcript of Lessons Given...
1
Finally, attention may be called to the ASTRAGAL or PEARL-BEADING just under the ovolo in Figs.
A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
2
Among those to have taken a hit is Ovolo Group.
BBC
3
The writer was a guest of Ovolo Hotels.
News.com.au
4
Instead of pooh-poohing the idea, Ovolo management jumped on board and ordered Propper stools for every suite.
News.com.au
5
"Sylvie, see, he wants us to have ovolos in the cornice of the corridor."
Pierrette
Usage of quarter round in English
1
It has stopped now. I had been turned fully a quarter round.
Sight Unseen
2
At New Orleans, which is quarter round the world from Greenwich, it would be just in his horizon.
The Brick Moon, and Other Stories
3
Turn one quarter round.
Recreations in Astronomy / With Directions for Practical Experim...
4
Except in attaching the quarter round and triangular moldings for fillets no nailing is necessary in erecting and taking down the forms.
Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs
5
Cook's 21-yard TD run midway through the fourth quarter rounded out the scoring.
Reuters
6
Quartering round the room they came again to the drills.
The Highgrader
7
The figure walked nearly to the window, turned three- quarters round, said 'To-morrow!' and was no more seen.
The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
8
Out of that first mêlée he came reeling and dizzy, quartering round and round before the panting professional.
Steve Yeager
9
The troops are quartered round about the palace, and enjoy the sport (that the royal demesne affords).
The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2
10
They then were quartered round the village, and a very exciting scene ensued, all the villagers literally scrambling for the guests.
Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission of the Church Missiona...
11
"Suppose they were quarter round?"
The Teacher / Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and G...
12
"In going quarter round?"
The Teacher / Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and G...