English Explanatory Dictionary

encarpus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.

Word forms

encarpus encarpuses encarpi encarpa

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαρπος (énkarpos, “containing fruit”) (ἐν- (en-) + καρπός (karpós)).

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