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Definition of Acanthuses
1. acanthus [n] - See also: acanthus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acanthuses
Literary usage of Acanthuses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"Capsule ovoid or oblong, leathery, containing 4 or fewer seeds. Culture and
Propagation. — The acanthuses succeed best in a well-drained, deep, rich, ..."
2. The Illustrated Magazine of Art (1853)
"These capitals are ornamented with acanthuses, in imitation of Corinthian capitals.
There are also in the aisles eight other large round pillars, ..."
3. The Lady: Studies of Certain Significant Phases of Her History by Emily James Putnam (1910)
"... acanthuses and distorted foliage. Sometimes the artist ventured on human
figures, drawing them in silhouette against a (generally) light background. ..."
4. American Prose (1607-1865) by Walter Cochrane Bronson (1898)
"Its omnipresent " meadows " are sprinkled with asphodels and acanthuses; it is
watered with rivers of silence that lapse away into blue da Vinci distances ..."
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