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oculus (pl. oculi). 1. Roundel, circular opening or recess, bull's-eye, or
œil-de-bœuf, as in a window in the
tympanum of a
pediment or at the top of a dome (e.g. the
Pantheon, Rome).
2. Button, disc, or
eye from which the spirals of a
volute progress, e.g. the
Ionic capital or a Classical
console or
modillion.
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