echinus
English
noun
Definitions
- A sea urchin.
- (architecture) The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve.
- (architecture) The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.
- (architecture) The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin echīnus (hedgehog, sea urchin) derived from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (hedgehog, sea urchin, etc).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἐχῖνος
Gloss
hedgehog, sea urchin, etc
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing