Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CO-RINTH'I-AN, a.

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. – Encyc.