Tŭs'can, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. Toscan, It. Toscano, Lat. Tuscanus, Tuscus.] (Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Tuscany, in Italy; —specifically applied to one of the orders of architecture, the most ancient and simple.

Tuscan capital, the capital of a column of the Tuscan order. It is plain, unornamental, and much like that used in Doric architecture. Gwilt.

An illustration of a column capital in the Tuscan order. — Tuscan Order.