The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word VOLUTES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1976.
Column spirals crossword clue answers
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Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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VOLUTES | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Column spirals
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- newel
- parastichy
- whorl
- coil
- curl
- curls
- scroll
- axis
- columella
- drift
- drifting
- pasta
Crossword Answer definitions
VOLUTES noun- The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
- The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
- Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
- The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
- A spiral or scroll form.
- A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.
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