The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word VOLUTES
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What does VOLUTES mean?
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.