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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VITRUVIAN

VITRUVIAN Vi *tru "vi *an, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Vitruvius, an ancient Roman architect. Vitruvian scroll (Arch. ), a name given to a peculiar pattern of scrollwork, consisting of convolved undulations. It is used in classical architecture. Oxf. Gloss.