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Meanings of classical order in English

Russian
архитектурные ордеры
Portuguese
ordens arquitetônicas
Spanish
órdenes arquitectónicos
Catalan
ordres clàssics
Wikidata

Styles of classical architecture, most readily recognizable by the type of column employed.

архитектурные ордеры
Usage of classical order in English
1
My songs were for the most part of the classical order; but what were you saying?
Roger Ingleton, Minor
2
Perhaps that was the wellspring of his strange satire, of his love for stern classical order and Irish exuberance all together.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
3
Everything had to impress, and everything had to conform to the classical order as defined by Palladio in his books on architecture.
How the scots invented the modern world: the true story of how w...
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"I'm thankful I'm not a pet pupil," declared Fil, whose playing was hardly of a classical order.
A Popular Schoolgirl
5
{"Corinthian or Composite" = two of the classical orders of architecture, based on the style of column used.
Elinor Wyllys; Or, The Young Folk of Longbridge: A Tale. Volume ...