Corinthian

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
     1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.
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     2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]
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     3. A man of fashion given to pleasuring or sport; a
        fashionable man about town; esp., a man of means who
        drives his own horse, sails his own yacht, or the like.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\ (-an), a.
     1. Of or relating to Corinth.
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     2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of
        architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly
        used by the Romans.
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              This is the lightest and most ornamental of the
              three orders used by the Greeks.      --Parker.
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     3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. --Milton.
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     4. Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a
        corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must
        be manned by amateurs.)
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  corinthian
       adj 1: most ornate of the three orders of classical Greek
              architecture [ant: {doric}, {ionic}]
       2: of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its
          inhabitants
       n 1: a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure [syn: {playboy}, {man-about-town}]
       2: a resident of Corinth