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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 882 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ECHINUS (Gr. for " hedge-hog " or " See also:sea-urchin ")  , in See also:architecture, the See also:convex moulding which supports the See also:abacus of the Doric See also:column . The See also:term is sometimes given to the See also:ovolo of the Ionic See also:capital, especially when curved with the See also:egg-and-See also:tongue enrichment . The origin of this use of the word in architecture, which comes down from See also:ancient times, is uncertain .

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