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Webster 1913 Edition
Acanthine
A-can′thine
,Adj.
[L.
acanthinus
, Gr. [GREEK], thorny, fr. [GREEK]. See Acanthus
.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.
Webster 1828 Edition
Acanthine
ACANTH'INE
, a [See acanthus.]Pertaining to the plant, acanthus. The acanthine garments of the ancients were made of the down of thistles, or embroidered in imitation of the acanthus.