noun
Meaning 1
A sea urchin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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echinus
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rhymes with -aɪnəs
noun
Meaning 2
The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 3
The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 4
The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 5
ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ovolo, thumb, quarter round
History
Etymology
From Latin echīnus (“hedgehog; sea urchin”), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).