Ca·vet'to (kȧ*vĕt'to) noun [ Italian cavetto , from cavo hollow, Latin cavus .] (Architecture) A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of Column . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/40
In architecture, a cavetto is a concave moulding of one quarter of a circle. They were used chiefly in the Grecian and other classical architecture. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/TC.HTM