pulvino

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/pʌlˈviːnəʊ//pəlˈviːnəʊ/

noun

A dosseret shaped like an inverted pyramid, placed between the column capital and the arch base.

OriginItalian pulvino ← Latin pulvīnus →
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Meanings

nounpulvino (plural pulvinos)

plural pulvinos

  1. architectureA dosseret shaped like an inverted pyramid, placed between the column capital and the arch base.
  2. engineeringA structural element serving to distribute a load from a superimposed structure with higher mechanical resistance to a lower structure with lower resistance.

Origin

  1. Latinpulvīnus“cushion, pillow, bolster”
  2. Italianpulvino
  3. Englishpulvino

Italian pulvino, from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion, pillow, bolster”). Doublet of pillow, polverine, pulvinus, pulvillus, and pulvinulus, as well as others.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pulvino

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APA

pulvino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulvino

MLA

“pulvino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulvino. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulvino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulvino.

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