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(i) The ovolo, echinus, or quarter round (Fig. 867). It is formed by a quadrant, or sometimes more of a circle, but in Grecian examples its section is obtained by portions of an ellipse or some other conic section. This latter observation is applicable to all mouldings of Greek examples, and we shall not repeat it in enumerating the rest of them. It is commonly found under the abacus of capitals. The ovolo is also almost always placed between the corona and dentils in the Corinthian cornice; its form gives it the appearance of seeming fitted to support another member. It should be used only in situations above the level of the eye.