ECHINUS (Gr. for " hedge-hog " or "

See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea-urchin ")  , in architecture, the convex moulding which supports the abacus of the Doric column . The term is sometimes given to the ovolo of the Ionic capital, especially when curved with the egg-and-tongue enrichment . The origin of this use of the word in architecture, which comes down from ancient times, is uncertain .