a. [f. L. ACANTH-US + -INE.] Of, or pertaining to, the Acanthus.
1753. Chambers, Cycl. Supp., s.v., Acanthine garments … a kind of embroidery, wrought in imitation of the Egyptian acanthus or thorn.
1823. Nicholson, Pract. Builder, 579. Acanthine means ornamented with leaves of the acanthus.
