- egg and dart
- noun Date: circa 1864 a carved ornamental design in relief consisting of an egg-shaped figure alternating with a figure somewhat like an elongated javelin or arrowhead
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egg and dart — egg and dart, egg and dart egg and dart . a decorative ovolo molding, having a series of egg shaped figures alternating with another shape in the form of a dart or anchor. Also used attributively; as, an egg and dart molding; an egg and dart… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
egg and dart — egg and dart, egg and dart egg and dart . a decorative ovolo molding, having a series of egg shaped figures alternating with another shape in the form of a dart or anchor. Also used attributively; as, an egg and dart molding; an egg and dart… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
egg-and-dart — egg and dart, egg and dart egg and dart . a decorative ovolo molding, having a series of egg shaped figures alternating with another shape in the form of a dart or anchor. Also used attributively; as, an egg and dart molding; an egg and dart… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
egg and dart — Egg Egg ([e^]g), n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. [ae]g (whence OE. ey), Sw. [ a]gg, Dan. [ae]g, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav. aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. w,o n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh. to L. avis bird. Cf. {Oval}.] 1. (Popularly) The oval … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Egg-and-dart — is an ornamental device often carved in wood, stone, or plaster quarter round ovolo mouldings, consisting of an egg shaped object alternating with an element shaped like an arrow, anchor or dart. Egg and dart enrichment of the ovolo molding of… … Wikipedia
egg-and-dart — (ĕg ən därtʹ) Alan Witschonke n. A decorative molding consisting of a series of egg shaped figures alternating with dart shaped, anchor shaped, or tongue shaped figures. * * * … Universalium
egg and dart — n. a decorative molding used in architecture and cabinetwork, consisting of an egg shaped form alternating with a form shaped like an arrow, anchor, or tongue: also egg and anchor or egg and tongue … English World dictionary
egg and dart — egg′ and dart′ n. archit. an architectural ornament used on moldings, consisting of a closely set alternating series of oval and pointed forms • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
egg-and-dart — noun a decorative molding; a series of egg shaped figures alternating with another shape • Syn: ↑egg and anchor, ↑egg and tongue • Hypernyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding * * * eggˈ and anchˈor, eggˈ and dartˈ, eggˈ and tongueˈ … Useful english dictionary
egg and dart — noun also egg and tongue or egg and anchor : a carved ornamental design in relief consisting of an ovoid figure and a roughly triangular figure usually approximating a somewhat elongated javelin or arrow head repeated alternately (as along a… … Useful english dictionary
egg-and-dart — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
