Tuscan \Tus"can\, a. [L. Tyscanus, Tuscus.]
Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically
designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized
and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or
characteristic of the order. The original of this order was
not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire.
See Order, and Illust. of Capital.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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