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tondo
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ton·do  (tnd, tôn-)
n. pl. ton·dos also ton·di (-d)
A round painting, relief, or similar work of art.

[Italian, short for rotondo, round, from Latin rotundus; see rotund.]

tondo [ˈtɒndəʊ]
n pl -di [-diː]
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a circular easel painting or relief carving
[from Italian: a circle, shortened from rotondo round]


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6/10 LOWEST CALORIE Ryvita Tondo's 118 calories for 15 Tondos, 0.
Most strikingly, she hollows out her large tondos (almost 50 inches in diameter), in such a way that their painterly surfaces--encrusted with webs of floral and animal forms, ribbons, heraldic motifs, and, in some cases, vague remnants of text--become chunky frames circumscribing central voids.
 
 
 
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