Echinus

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA sea urchin.

2.nounThe rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve.

3.nounThe quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.

4.nounThe egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.

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