Definition of Corinthian order

1. Noun. The last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves.

Generic synonyms: Order

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corinthian Order

Corgard
Cori
Cori's disease
Cori cycle
Cori ester
Coriandrum
Coriandrum sativum
Coricidin
Corina
Corinna
Corinne
Corinth
Corinthia
Corinthiac
Corinthian
Corinthian order
Corinthian spirit
Corinthian spirits
Corinthians
Coriolanian
Coriolis effect
Coriolis force
Corixa
Corixidae
Cork
Corkonian
Corkonians
Cormac
Cormack

Literary usage of Corinthian order

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Architecture in All Countries: From the Earliest Times to the by James Fergusson (1887)
"... though virtually more like the typical examples of the corinthian order than many of those 182. Composite Order. J classed under the latter denomination ..."

2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1905)
"The three distinguishing characteristics .of the corinthian order, Fig. 75, are a tall bell-shaped Capital, a series of small brackets, ..."

3. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1818)
"... Toml of St. Luke —Description of that Monument—Antient Bulwark— Church of St. Demetrius—Rare variety of the corinthian order in Architecture. ..."

4. Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry, and Building: A General Reference by American Technical Society (1916)
"Ionic, and corinthian order- — Caryatid and Penile Order- ... corinthian order — Temple of Zeu-. ..."

5. A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture by William Chambers, Joseph Gwilt (1825)
"With these favourable sentiments, it is extraordinary that, in his design of the corinthian order, he should so very considerably deviate from this ..."

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