composite order

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   a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order

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Questions about composite order

What does composite order mean?

composite order means "a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order".

Is composite order a common word?

composite order is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.