ACANTHINE

ACANTH'INE, adjective [See acanthus.]Pertaining to the plant, acanthus. The acanthine garments of the ancients were made of the down of thistles, or embroidered in imitation of the acanthus.

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acanthine. Acanthine, a. pertaining to Acanthus

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A‐can″thine (�), a. [[L. acanthinus, Gr. �, thorny, fr. �. See Acanthus.]] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.