| 单词 | echinus |
| 释义 | echinus /i kuy"neuhs/, n. , pl. echini /-nuy/. 1. any sea urchin of the genus Echinus. 2. Archit. a. an ovolo molding, esp. one having an outline with several radii or one carved with an egg-and-dart pattern. See illus. under molding. b. the prominent circular molding supporting the abacus of a Doric or Tuscan capital. c. Also called cymatium. the circular molding, usually carved with an egg-and-dart pattern, forming part of an Ionic capital between the volutes and under the balteus. [1325-75; ME < L < Gk echînos hedgehog, sea urchin] |
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