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Corinʹthian Order

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The most richly decorated of the five orders of Greek architecture. The shaft is fluted, and the capital adorned with acanthus leaves. (See Acanthus.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Cordwainer
Corea (The)
Corflambo
Corineus
Corinnus
Corinth
Corinth
Corinth’s Pedagogue
Corinthian (A)
Corinthian Brass
Corinthian Order
Corinthian Tom
Corinthian War (The)
Corked
Corker or Calker
Corking-pins
Cormoran
Corn … Horn
Corn in Egypt (There’s)
Corn-Law Rhymer
Cornstalks