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Echinus
Meaning
Noun
●
A
sea
urchin.
●
In Architecture:
The
rounded
moulding
forming
the
bell
of the
capital
of the Grecian Doric
style
, which is of a
peculiar
elastic
curve.
●
In Architecture:
The quarter-round
moulding
(ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.
●
In Architecture:
The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart
moulding
, because often
identified
with the Roman Doric capital.
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