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HELIX (Gr. € tE, a spiral or twist)

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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 234 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HELIX (Gr. € tE, a See also:spiral or twist)  , an architectural See also:term for the See also:spiral tendril which is carried up to support the angles of the See also:abacus of the Corinthian See also:capital; from the same stalk springs a second See also:helix rising to the centre of the capital, its junction with one on the opposite See also:side being sometimes marked by a See also:flower . Sometimes the term " See also:volute " is given to the See also:angle helix, which is incorrect, as it is of a different See also:design and rises from the same stalk as the central helices . Its origin is probably metallic, that is to say, it was copied from the conventional treatment in Corinthian See also:bronze of the tendrils of a plant .

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