\Co*rin"thi*an\ (-an), a.
1. Of or relating to Corinth.
2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of
   architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly
   used by the Romans.
         This is the lightest and most ornamental of the
         three orders used by the Greeks.      --Parker.
3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. --Milton.
4. Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a
   corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must
   be manned by amateurs.)

\Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.
2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]

\Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
A man of fashion given to pleasuring or sport; a fashionable
man about town; esp., a man of means who drives his own
horse, sails his own yacht, or the like.