corinthian order

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

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Questions about corinthian order

What does corinthian order mean?

corinthian order means "the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves".

Is corinthian order a common word?

corinthian 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.