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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Corinthian Order

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

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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