Ball-flower Definition

bôlflouər

noun

A decoration in a molding that looks like a ball held in the petals of a flower.

Webster's New World

(architecture) An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower, whose petals form a cup around it; usually inserted in a hollow moulding.

Wiktionary

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Wiktionary

(architecture) An embellishment found on medieval buildings, consisting of a ball enclosed in the petals of a flower.

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