HyperDic: composite_order

English > 1 sense of the expression Composite order:
NOUNattributeComposite ordera Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order
English > Composite order: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningA Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order.
Broaderorder(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
CatalanOrdre compost

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