ORLE, ORLET, or Orlo, in architecture, a filled under
under the ovolo, or quarter round of a capital. When it is at the top or bottom of a shaft, it is called cincture. Palladio uses the word orlo for the plinth of the basis of the column.
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ORLE, ORLET, or Orlo, in architecture, a filled under
under the ovolo, or quarter round of a capital. When it is at the top or bottom of a shaft, it is called cincture. Palladio uses the word orlo for the plinth of the basis of the column.