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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Corinthian

Co-rin'thi-an, a.

adjective

a. 1. Pertaining to Corinth.

Sense 2. (Arch.) Pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, the third order, characterized by a profusion of ornamentation.

Sense 3. Debauched in character or practice; impure.

The sage and rheumatic old prelates, with all the Corinthian laity. Milton.

An engraved drawing of an ornate Corinthian column capital and upper section of its shaft and entablature.
Corinthian Order.

Co-rin'thi-an, n.

noun

n. 1. (Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Corinth. 2. A debauched man; a wencher. [Obs.] Shak.