Main Entry: vo·lute

Pronunciation: \və-ˈlüt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin voluta, from feminine of volutus, past participle of volvere to roll — more at voluble

Date: circa 1696

1 : a spiral or scroll-shaped form
2 : a spiral scroll-shaped ornament forming the chief feature of the Ionic capital
3 a : any of various marine gastropod mollusks (family Volutidae) with a thick short-spired shell b : the shell of a volute

— volute or vo·lut·ed \-ˈlü-təd\ adjective