Tuscan
[ tuhs-kuhn ]
/ ˈtʌs kən /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Tuscany, its people, or their dialect.
Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders: developed in Rome, it is basically a simplified Roman Doric, with unfluted columns and with no decoration other than moldings.Compare composite (def. 3), Corinthian (def. 2), Doric (def. 3), Ionic (def. 1).
noun
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Tuscan
/ (ˈtʌskən) /
adjective
of or relating to Tuscany, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Italian
of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a column with an unfluted shaft and a capital and base with mouldings but no decorationSee also Ionic, composite (def. 4), Doric, Corinthian
noun
a native or inhabitant of Tuscany
any of the dialects of Italian spoken in Tuscany, esp the dialect of Florence: the standard form of Italian
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