CORINTHIAN


Meaning of CORINTHIAN in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. of ancient Corinth in southern Greece.

2 Archit. of an order characterized by ornate decoration and flared capitals with rows of acanthus leaves, used esp. by the Romans.

3 archaic profligate.

--n. a native of Corinth.

Etymology: L Corinthius f. Gk Korinthios + -AN

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.