‖ ˈvolto
[It. volto = volta vault (the same word as volta).]
= vault n.1 1.
| a 1700 Evelyn Diary 22 Oct. 1644, Entring the Church [St. Peter's, Rome], admirable is the bredth of the volto or roofe. Ibid. 18 Jan. 1645, The Consistory, a noble roome, the volto painted in grotesq. 1880 Shorthouse J. Inglesant xxvi. 375 The garden [at Rome] was entered by a portico or door-case adorned with ancient statues, the volto or roof of which was painted with classic subjects. |