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Webster 1913 Edition

Corinthian

Co-rin′thi-an

(-an)
,
Adj.
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

,
Noun.
1.
A native or inhabitant of Corinth.
2.
A gay, licentious person.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Corinthian

CORINTHIAN

,
Adj.
Pertaining to Corinth, a celebrated city of Greece; as Corinthian column; Corinthian order; Corinthian brass. The Corinthian order, in architecture, is the most delicate of all the orders, and enriched with a profusion of ornaments. The capital is usually adorned with olive leaves or acanthus.

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