Corinthian

  1. Adjective.  describing a person or object from Corinth.
  2. Adjective.  of the Corinthian classical order.
  3. Adjective.  elaborate, ornate.
  4. Noun.  An inhabitant or a resident of Corinth, and its suburbs.
  5. Noun.  An inhabitant, a resident of; a thing that originates from Corinthia.
  6. Noun.  An accomplished amateur athlete.
  7. Noun.  A sailboat owner who helms xyr own boat in competitive racing.
  8. Noun.  A worldly, fashionable person, accepted in society though possibly dissolute.
  9. Noun.  (context, manège) Horse show-class in which contestants are members of a formal hunt and wear the livery thereof, as opposed to appointment show-class.
  10. Noun.  (dated, nautical) An amateur yachtsman who sails his own yacht without a professional skipper.

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