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noun

Echinus n. (pl. echini)

(Zoöl.) A hedgehog.

(Zoöl.) A genus of echinoderms, including the common edible sea urchin of Europe.

(Arch.)

(a)

The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve. See Entablature.

(b)

The quarter-round molding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.

(c)

A name sometimes given to the egg and anchor or egg and dart molding, because that ornament is often identified with the Roman Doric capital. The name probably alludes to the shape of the shell of the sea urchin.

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Etymology of 'Echinus'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Echinus" Quotes from Famous Books

... to be a witness to his bad treatment. The woman says, 'If, by Proserpine, instead of all this 'testifying' (comp. Cuddie and his mother in 'Old Mortality!') you would buy yourself a rivet, it would show more sense in you!' The Scholiast explains echinus as [Greek phrase deleted ...

— Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam • Omar Khayyam

Words linked to "Echinus" : Medicago echinus, ovolo, thumb, Echinus esculentus