ACANTH'INE, adjective [See acanthus.]
Pertaining to the plant, acanthus. The acanthine garments of the ancients were made of the down of thistles, or embroidered in imitation of the acanthus.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.