wreathed column

noun

1. a column having a twisted or spiral form.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wreathed column¹

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

And it saith,—from every wreathèd column, Every leafy carving, breathing low,— 'Take our message, O ye living temples, Fold it in your breasts, before ye go.

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The King of Thessaly stood away from the remaining guests, and leant with folded arms and pensive brow against a wreathed column.

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