n. 1 any sea urchin of the genus Echinus, including the common European edible urchin, E. esculentus. 2 Archit. a rounded moulding below an abacus on a Doric or Ionic capital.
[ ME f. L f. Gk ekhinos hedgehog, sea urchin ]
n. 1 any sea urchin of the genus Echinus, including the common European edible urchin, E. esculentus. 2 Archit. a rounded moulding below an abacus on a Doric or Ionic capital.
[ ME f. L f. Gk ekhinos hedgehog, sea urchin ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012