Results for ionic
Definitions of ionic:
part of speech: adjective
Pert. to Ionia; denoting one of the five orders of architecture; applied to an airy kind of music.
part of speech: adjective
Relating to Ionia in Greece: denoting an order in architecture distinguished by the ram's horn volute of its capital.
Usage examples for ionic:
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From the foundation to the first story are Ionic columns with volutes, then from the base of the tower to the summit are Corinthian columns with acanthus leaves.
"LÃ -bas", J. K. Huysmans -
He set back the loving- cup and went out to the front porch to prowl aimlessly up and down past the great gray- stained Ionic columns.
"The Valiants of Virginia", Hallie Erminie Rives