Look up: echinus

1. echinus
   [n] - ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column
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2. Echinus
   a convex moulding forming part of the capital in doric and ionic orders, below the abacus. See Classic Architecture
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3. Echinus
   E·chi'nus noun ; plural Echini . [ Latin , a hedgehog, sea urchin, Greek 'echi^nos .] 1. (Zoology) A hedgehog. 2. (Zoology) A genus of echinoderms, including the common edible sea urchin of...
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4. echinus
   Origin: L, a hedgehog, sea urchin, Gr. ... 1. <zoology> A hedgehog. ... 2. <zoology> A genus of echinoderms, including the common edible sea urchin of Europe. ... 3. The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve. See ...
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5. echinus
   noun ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column
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6. Echinus
   • (n.) A hedgehog. • (n.) A genus of echinoderms, including the common edible sea urchin of Europe. • (n.) The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve. See Entablature. • (n.) The quarter-round molding (ovol...
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7. echinus
   (from the article `order`) ...form (the Doric), the capital consists (in ascending order) of three parts; the necking, which is a continuation of the shaft but which is set off ...
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8. Echinus
   In architecture, echinus refers to the rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve. The term is also applied to the quarter- round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style and sometimes to the egg and anchor or egg and dart mould...
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9. Echinus
   The Echinus (Sea-Urchins or Sea-Eggs) are a genus of marine animals, the type of an order (Echinoidea) of the class Phylum Echinodermata. The body is more or less globular and covered with a test or shell, often beset with movable spines. Locomotion is effected by a singular system of ainbulacra or ...
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