volute adjective. [vǝ'l(j)u:t] M19.
[Latin volutus, or directly from VOLUTE noun.]
Having the form of a volute; forming a spiral curve or curves; Botany rolled up.

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volute noun. [vǝ'l(j)u:t] Also (earlier) in Latin form voluta, pl. -tae. M16.
[French, or Latin voluta use as noun of fem. of volutus pa. pple of volvere to roll, to wrap.]
1. Architecture. A spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals. M16.

2. A spiral part or object; a convolution. M18.

3. (A shell of) any of numerous gastropod molluscs of the family Volutidae, which usu. have large apertures, short spires, and ornamental coloration. M18.

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