The examples will name the design feature, its origin ... has a Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves. The French Baroque-style Kirk Johnson Building on West King Street has glazed terra ...

Other, extra-decorous looks had more universal appeal: There will always be a customer for a tailored white blouse with hand-embroidered cutouts in a version of Azrouël's acanthus pattern ...

Columns featuring acanthus leaves are known as Corinthian ... make them a natural fit for the top of a column. The design is striking enough to persist all these centuries later.

The statuesque Acanthus spinosus makes one of the finest silhouettes in the winter garden. Sturdy stems carry a whorl of 30 or so flowers, each capable of producing a shiny, rich-brown ...