The Collaborative International Dictionary
Corvetto \Cor*vet"to\ (-v?t"t?), n. (Min.)
A curvet.
--Peacham.
Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) A curvet.
Wikipedia
Corvetto is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.
It is Aarne-Thompson type 531. Other tales of this type include The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa, Ferdinand the Faithful and Ferdinand the Unfaithful, King Fortunatus's Golden Wig, and The Mermaid and the Boy. Another, literary variant is Madame d'Aulnoy's La Belle aux cheveux d'or, or The Story of Pretty Goldilocks.
Corvetto is a station on Line 3 of the Milan Metro in Milan, Italy. The station was opened in 1991.
The station is located in Piazzale Luigi Emanuele Corvetto at the end of Corso Lodi, which is in the municipality of Milan. This is an underground station with 2 tracks in two different tunnels.
Corvetto may refer to:
- Corvetto (fairy tale), Italian fairy tale by Giambattista Basile
- Corvetto (Milan Metro), Milan Metro stations
Usage examples of "corvetto".
It was in taking her that your son received his wound: and she proved to be the Ligurian corvetto Fanciulla of 20 guns, with some French officers.
My Lord, I have the honour to acquaint YOU that pursuant to my orders I proceeded to Cape Nao, where I fell in with a convoy of three sail under the conduct of a French corvetto of twelve guns.