Half-round
[haf-round, hahf-] /ˈhæfˈraʊnd, ˈhɑf-/
adjective
1.
semicircular in cross section, as a molding or piece of type.
noun
2.
anything that is semicircular in cross section.
3.
Printing. a curved stereotype plate.
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