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单词 bowtell
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Definition of bowtell in English:

bowtell

(also bowtel)
noun ˈbəʊtɛl
Architecture
  • In stonework: a plain convex moulding; (also occasionally) a shaft forming part of a clustered pillar.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Contract for Tomb Nicholas Loveyne. Origin uncertain; perhaps from bolt + -el, with allusion to the similarity in shape between the shaft of an arrow or bolt and a convex moulding.

 
 

Definition of bowtell in US English:

bowtell

(also bowtel)
nounˈbəʊtɛl
Architecture
  • In stonework: a plain convex moulding; (also occasionally) a shaft forming part of a clustered pillar.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Contract for Tomb Nicholas Loveyne. Origin uncertain; perhaps from bolt + -el, with allusion to the similarity in shape between the shaft of an arrow or bolt and a convex moulding.

 
 
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