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.)
Co*rin"thi*an, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of
Corinth.
2. A gay, licentious person.
[Obs.]
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.
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.
