New word - volute

Anna

@LadyDuck (472087)

• Switzerland

10 May 23

@JudyEv As it is "la voluta" in Italian and it is regularly used it is a term most people know. May be the new smartphone generation does not.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 23

I did wonder if you'd know it.

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

10 May 23

That's very great for you I must say. I think you could have studied in further and much more deeper.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 May 23

It’s a beautiful staircase.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 23

I thought so too. It was very wide too and split at the top to go two different ways.

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

9 May 23

@JudyEv It's very fascinating I must say

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 May 23

@JudyEv Makes it interesting.

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Jenaisle

@Jenaisle (14078)

• Philippines

9 May 23

That's an intricate handrail. It's beautiful. You have visited many scenic places in Ireland. What a wonderful journey. Thank you for sharing your journey through your photos and of course the new word - "volute:.

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Jenaisle

@Jenaisle (14078)

• Philippines

9 May 23

@JudyEv You're welcome.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 23

I've enjoyed sharing the journey with my friends here. Thanks for the kind words.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (90477)

• Arvada, Colorado

9 May 23

Now Judy, isn't that a nice new word.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (90477)

• Arvada, Colorado

10 May 23

@JudyEv

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 23

I thought it was a nice word. Some words I don't like so much but I do like 'volute'.

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@DaddyEvil (137653)

• United States

9 May 23

I wonder, if someone wasn't paying attention when they went down the staircase and reached the end, could they have gotten their fingers caught in that curl? It seems like something a kid could do or somebody thinking hard about something an not paying attention... Ouch!

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 23

Good point. You wouldn't want to slide down that banister either.

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@DaddyEvil (137653)

• United States

9 May 23

@JudyEv

OMG! Definitely not!

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (104231)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

I did not know that the spiral end of the staircase is called a volute.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 23

I didn't know either until I started searching.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (104231)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

@JudyEv Thank you for sharing.

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May2k8

@May2k8 (18389)

• Indonesia

9 May 23

Volute can be easy to remember, nice wording.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 23

It isn't as hard to remember as some words, that's for sure.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112988)

• El Paso, Texas

9 May 23

Well that's a word I've never heard before, interesting.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112988)

• El Paso, Texas

9 May 23

Yeah, I remember that word now that you mention it but it's not something I'd bother to remember on my own.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 23

Just about everything seems to have a word for it. I remember being surprised that aglet was a word for the little bit on the end of a shoelace.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (69062)

• United States

9 May 23

Volute, woah oh!

Thank you, I never knew the “official” name for those lovely staircase handrail ends.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 23

I learnt a few new words when I went searching - all to do with staircases.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (51429)

• Canada

9 May 23

That is another word you have added to our vocabulary on the site here. Thank you, although I doubt that I will have a chance to actually use it.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 23

Maybe one day you might be able to impress someone with it! Or perhaps it might come up in a quiz.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (181821)

• United States

9 May 23

I learned something new! Thanks. Have a great day.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 23

Thanks, Linda. I hope your day goes well too.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (181821)

• United States

10 May 23

@JudyEv Thank you very much.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (87854)

• Bangalore, India

9 May 23

That's intricate..You will find them a lot here in the old houses. Even in my grandparents home. All these intricate piece of carpentry was so much there in old Indian houses.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 23

It would take a very skilled artisan to make these lovely items. How interesting that you've seen them there.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 May 23

@arunima25 Is it still in the family? I hope so.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (87854)

• Bangalore, India

11 May 23

@JudyEv Yes, it would. We really had skilled artisans in earlier times. Even the wooden pillars in my grandparents home have beautiful carvings. They are almost 150 years old and still strong.My grandparents home( our ancestral home) was made in 1867 , a long before my grandfather was born.

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M Cheung

@Beestring (14697)

• Hong Kong

9 May 23

That's a beautiful spiral end. I didn't know that it is called a volute.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 23

There are several words that I wasn't aware of and all to do with staircases.

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

9 May 23

@JudyEv me too here

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

9 May 23

It has a beautiful spiral ending in deed. I wonder what could be the function of the spiral ending

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 23

I suppose it's just decoration to give a nice finish to the banister.

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

10 May 23

@JudyEv Thanks for the information. I have now understood the meaning for it

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (160991)

• United States

9 May 23

One more thing I know that the average person does not, thanks to you. I love it.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 23

It's very lovely but it would put you off sliding down the banister! lol

Amber

@AmbiePam (93989)

• United States

9 May 23

The picture is certainly lovely, and now I too know a new word.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 23

It seems every small part in whatever area has its own word.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (108252)

• Marion, Ohio

9 May 23

I like that curve.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 23

It's very lovely, isn't it? If I had a staircase I'd want a 'volute' like that!

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (80812)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

9 May 23

That is beautiful I love that. I bet it's fun to slide down that bannister,

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 23

You'd need to stop before you got to the end though.

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (20039)

• United States

9 May 23

I never knew there was a proper name for the scroll at the end of handrails.

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@JudyEv (342203)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 23

Me either. And I was surprised to find there is a name for the tiny piece on the end of shoelaces. It's 'aglet' and someone on myLot told us that.

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Laura

@Laurakemunto (12862)

• Kenya

9 May 23

That's a very nice discovery and it's good that what you expected was totally different which also enhanced your experience and your yearning to learn more inside the castle!

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