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Corinthian order   /kərˈɪnθiən ˈɔrdər/   Listen
Corinthian order

noun
1.
The last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves.





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... is followed by a glowing account of the king's palace, of which the roof was "according to the Corinthian order, and the decorations so vivid that the leaves seemed to be in motion." We are told, too, of the great cities which the king built, Tadmor in the wilderness of Syria, and Gezer, the Bible narrative being supplemented here with passages from Nicholas. The Queen of Sheba ...
— Josephus • Norman Bentwich


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