ENCARPUS

Etymology

Noun

encarpus (plural encarpuses or encarpi)

(architecture) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.

Anagrams

• praunces

Source: Wiktionary


En*car"pus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. encarpa, pl., Gr. (Arch.)

Definition: An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc. [Written also encarpa.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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