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单词 anthemion
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Definition of anthemion in English:

anthemion

nounPlural anthemia anˈθiːmɪənanˈTHēmēən
  • An ornamental design of alternating motifs resembling clusters of narrow leaves or honeysuckle petals.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The motif is based on the anthemion flower derived from antique models.
    • Or will the anthemion motif that is liberally stencilled in one shallow recess be applied to the rest of the walls?
    • Other panels are decorated with arabesques consisting of delicate scrolls incorporating stylized sunflowers and anthemia rendered in very thin lines of ivory-colored paint.
    • Ornamental motifs such as palmettes, columns, anthemia, and lotuses, all pared down to their essential lines, were frequently used.
    • There's ornament in columns and cornices, rustication and pilasters, urns, anthemia, and pediments, with temples and colonnades high in the sky, topped by spires and finials.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek, literally 'flower'.

Rhymes

Bohemian
 
 

Definition of anthemion in US English:

anthemion

nounanˈTHēmēən
  • An ornamental design of alternating motifs resembling clusters of narrow leaves or honeysuckle petals.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Or will the anthemion motif that is liberally stencilled in one shallow recess be applied to the rest of the walls?
    • There's ornament in columns and cornices, rustication and pilasters, urns, anthemia, and pediments, with temples and colonnades high in the sky, topped by spires and finials.
    • Other panels are decorated with arabesques consisting of delicate scrolls incorporating stylized sunflowers and anthemia rendered in very thin lines of ivory-colored paint.
    • The motif is based on the anthemion flower derived from antique models.
    • Ornamental motifs such as palmettes, columns, anthemia, and lotuses, all pared down to their essential lines, were frequently used.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek, literally ‘flower’.

 
 
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