1. corinthian - Noun
2. corinthian - Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans.
Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must be manned by amateurs.)
A native or inhabitant of Corinth.
A gay, licentious person.
Source: Webster's dictionaryNobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. Edmund Burke
It was my study of the two Corinthian letters that first caused me to concentrate my attention more directly on the relation of the apostle Paul to the older apostles. Ferdinand Christian Baur
The construction of temples of the Ionic order to Juno, Diana, Father Bacchus, and the other gods of that kind, will be in keeping with the middle position which they hold; for the building of such will be an appropriate combination of the severity of the Doric and the delicacy of the Corinthian. Vitruvius
Alternatively, beading or chains of husks may take the place of the fillets in the fluting, for Corinthian is the most playful and flexible of the orders. Source: Internet
Athenian black-figure pottery was exported in increasing quantities and good quality throughout the Aegean between 600 BC and 560 BC, a success story that coincided with a decline in trade in Corinthian pottery. Source: Internet
Bishop, p. 23. He stood convert tall, had jet-black hair, and was lean and athletic. citation Noted Civil War reporter George Alfred Townsend described him as a "muscular, perfect man" with "curling hair, like a Corinthian capital". Source: Internet