echinus
(noun) ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column
Source: WordNet® 3.1
echini
plural of echinus
Source: Wiktionary
E*chi"nus, n.; pl. Echini. Etym: [L., a hedgehog, sea urchin, Gr.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A hedgehog.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of echinoderms, including the common edible sea urchin of Europe.
3. (Arch.) (a) The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve. See Entablature. (b) The quarter-round molding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style. See Illust. of Column (c) A name sometimes given to the egg and anchor or egg and dart molding, because that ornament is often identified with Roman Doric capital. The name probably alludes to the shape of the shell of the sea urchin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
