Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Corinthian"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
A man of fashion given to pleasuring or sport; a fashionable
man about town; esp., a man of means who drives his own
horse, sails his own yacht, or the like.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\ (-an), a.
1. Of or relating to Corinth.
2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of
architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly
used by the Romans.
This is the lightest and most ornamental of the
three orders used by the Greeks. --Parker.
3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. --Milton.
4. Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a
corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must
be manned by amateurs.)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.
2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
corinthian
adj : (architecture) most ornate of the three orders of classical
Greek architecture [ant: {doric}, {ionic}]
n 1: a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure [syn: {playboy}, {man-about-town},
{Corinthian}]
2: a resident of Corinth [syn: {Corinthian}]
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