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wreathed column

American  

noun

  1. a column having a twisted or spiral form.

Etymology

Origin of wreathed column

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

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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.

From Ixion In Heaven by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

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