echinus
noun pl. echini
- sea urchin
- Archit.
- molding under the abacus of the capital of a Doric column
- any of several similar moldings
See echinus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭ-kīˈnəs)
noun pl. e·chi·ni (-nīˌ) - A sea urchin of the genus Echinus.
- Architecture A convex molding just below the abacus of a Doric capital.
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