Alternative form of Corinthian (a sailboat owner who helms his or her own boat in competitive racing)

plural of Corinthian

(biblical) Either of the two books in the New Testament of the Bible that are written as epistles to the people of Corinth and which are attributed to Paul the Apostle, Sosthenes and Timothy.

plural of corinthian

Of or relating to Corinth; Corinthian.

(architecture) One of the three canonical classical orders of pillars, describing sleek pillars with foliate capitols and small volutes.

(architecture) Reminiscent of the Corinthian Greek order of architecture.

plural of Corinthian order

Synonym of Corinthian bronze (“the alloy”) / Synonym of Corinthian bronze (“impudent self-assurance”)

A hard valuable metal alloy in classical antiquity, of uncertain composition, thought to have been an alloy of copper with gold and/or silver involving heat treatment and quenching, but perhaps only a very high grade of bronze.