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Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.
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2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]
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3. 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.
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Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\ (-an), a.
1. Of or relating to Corinth.
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2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of
architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly
used by the Romans.
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This is the lightest and most ornamental of the
three orders used by the Greeks. --Parker.
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3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. --Milton.
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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.)
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