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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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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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