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Vitruvian

Vitruvian \Vi*tru"vi*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Vitruvius, an ancient Roman architect.

Vitruvian scroll (Arch.), a name given to a peculiar pattern of scrollwork, consisting of convolved undulations. It is used in classical architecture.
--Oxf. Gloss.

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Along the baseboard a vitruvian design had been carved deeply into the wood, though the intricate scrollwork had been bleached as gray as the rest of the aged timber by the sun's unforgiving gaze.

I’d noticed it the first time I translated the section, because I started hitting Vitruvian terms I hadn’t seen in a long time.