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Definition of Encarpus
1. n. An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.
Definition of Encarpus
1. Noun. (architecture) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Encarpus
1. a frieze decoration of festooned fruit [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Encarpus
1. An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc. Alternative forms: encarpa. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Containing fruit; in + fruit; cf. L. Encarpa, pl, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Encarpus
Literary usage of Encarpus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Winston's Cumulative ... Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookby Charles Morris by Charles Morris (1918)
"The term same as encarpus. any tenure of laud which constitutes a successor of
Felix. The Apostle Paul kind of tenure by which usually a small procurator of ..."
2. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Workedited by Thomas Edward Finegan edited by Thomas Edward Finegan (1922)
"The garland is of greatest size in thc middle, and diminishes grad- encarpus,
from Palazzo Niccolini, Rome. ually to the points of suspension, ..."
3. The National Standard Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Literature, the Sciences (1888)
"In Bot. the heart or pith of vegetables. encarpus, 'pus. In Arch, a sculptured
ornament in imitation of a garland of fruits, leaves or flowers, sometimes an ..."
4. A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture by John Henry Parker (1838)
"encarpus, festoons of fruit or flowers, on friezes. ENTABLATURE, the superstructure
or assemblage of members supported by the columns of a portico : it is ..."
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