First Known Use: 14th century
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echinus
noun echi·nus \i-ˈkī-nəs\
plural echi·ni\-ˌnī\
Definition of ECHINUS
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a : the rounded molding that lies directly beneath the abacus in the capital of a column in the Greek Doric order b : a similar member in other orders
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Origin of ECHINUS
Middle English, from Latin, from Greek echinos hedgehog, sea urchin — more at ophite
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