ECHINUS

echinus

Noun

  1. The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve.
  2. The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.
  3. The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.


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