En-căr'pus, n.

n. [Lat. encarpa, -orum, from Gr. ἐγκάρπιος, consisting of fruit, τὰ ἐγκάρπια, ornamental festoons of fruit, from ἐν, in, with, and καρπός, fruit.] (Arch.) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, and the like.