Composite order

Other forms: Composite orders

Definitions of Composite order
  1. noun
    a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order
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    (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
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