'Classicals orders' definitions:

Definition of 'Classicals orders'

From: GCIDE
  • Classic \Clas"sic\ (kl[a^]s"s[i^]k), Classical \Clas"sic*al\, a. [L. classicus relating to the classes of the Roman people, and especially to the frist class; hence, of the first rank, superior, from classis class: cf. F. classique. See Class, n.]
  • 1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. [1913 Webster]
  • Give, as thy last memorial to the age, One classic drama, and reform the stage. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
  • Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical author on this subject [Roman weights and coins]. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds. [1913 Webster]
  • Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. --Mrs. Hemans. [1913 Webster]
  • The epithet classical, as applied to ancient authors, is determined less by the purity of their style than by the period at which they wrote. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
  • He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style. [1913 Webster]
  • Classical, provincial, and national synods. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • Classicals orders. (Arch.) See under Order. [1913 Webster]