Definitions for ionic order

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Ionic order, Ionian order(noun)

    the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Ionic Order

    an order of Grecian architecture, characterised by the volute of its capital in the form of a ram's horn, and in which the cornice is dentated, the shaft fluted, and the entablature plain or embellished.


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