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noun, plural e·chi·ni 
[-nahy] .
[-nahy] . 1.
any sea urchin of the genus Echinus.
2.
Architecture.
a.
an ovolo molding, especially one having an outline with several radii or one carved with an egg-and-dart pattern.
b.
the prominent circular molding supporting the abacus of a Doric or Tuscan capital.
c.
Also called cymatium. the circular molding, usually carved with an egg-and-dart pattern, forming part of an Ionic capital between the volutes and under the balteus.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin < Greek echînos hedgehog, sea urchin
1325–75; Middle English < Latin < Greek echînos hedgehog, sea urchin
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Echinus
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