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Encarpus
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En-car′pus
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] containing fruit; [GREEK] in + [GREEK] fruit; cf. L.
encarpa
, pl., Gr. [GREEK].] (Arch.)
An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.
[Written also
encarpa
.] Definition 2024
encarpus
encarpus
English
Alternative forms
- encarpa
Noun
encarpus (plural encarpuses or encarpi)
- (architecture) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.