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Definition of Corinthian

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

Meaning of Corinthian from wikipedia

- Look up Corinthian or Corinthians in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Corinthian or Corinthians may refer to: Several Pauline epistles, books of the New...
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- Corinthian Figures were big-headed collectable sports figurines manufactured by Corinthian starting in 1990s. This include figurines of Spock, Gianfranco...
- Corinthian Football Club was an English amateur football club based in London between 1882 and 1939. Above all, the club is credited with having po****rised...
- The Corinthian helmet originated in ancient Greece and took its name from the city-state of Corinth. It was a helmet made of bronze which in its later...
- Corinthian leather is a marketing term coined by the advertising agency Bozell in 1974 to describe the leather upholstery used in certain luxury vehicles...
- Corinthian-Casuals Football Club is a football club based in Tolworth in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, England. Affiliated to the London Football...
- The Corinthian War (395–387 BC) was a conflict in ancient Greece which pitted Sparta against a coalition of city-states comprising Thebes, Athens, Corinth...