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corinthian
CIDE DICTIONARY
corinthian, a.
- Of or relating to Corinth. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans. [1913 Webster]"This is the lightest and most ornamental of the three orders used by the Greeks." [1913 Webster]
- Debauched in character or practice; impure. Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must be manned by amateurs.) [1913 Webster]
corinthian, n.
- A native or inhabitant of Corinth. [1913 Webster]
- A gay, licentious person. [1913 Webster]
- A man of fashion given to pleasuring or sport; a fashionable man about town; esp., a man of means who drives his own horse, sails his own yacht, or the like. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
corinthian, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of ancient Corinth in southern Greece.
2 Archit. of an order characterized by ornate decoration and flared capitals with rows of acanthus leaves, used esp. by the Romans.
3 archaic profligate.
--n. a native of Corinth.
--adj.
1 of ancient Corinth in southern Greece.
2 Archit. of an order characterized by ornate decoration and flared capitals with rows of acanthus leaves, used esp. by the Romans.
3 archaic profligate.
--n. a native of Corinth.
Etymology
L Corinthius f. Gk Korinthios + -AN
ROGET THESAURUS
corinthian
Taste
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