‖En‐car″pus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � containing fruit; � in + � fruit; cf. L. encarpa, pl., Gr. �.] (Arch.) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc. [Written also encarpa.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.