Don,
My Merriam Webster (at home so this is not an exact reference) defines
the noun Corinthian as a gentleman who participates because of the love
of the sport....bull's-eye!!!
Richard
DonJQueen@aol.com wrote:
>
> I give up - here are all the definitions of Corinthian used in the Western
> World. Which one pertains to Vintage Racing ?
> Don Queen
>
> Co*rin*thi*ans (noun plural but singular in construction)
>
> : either of two letters written by St. Paul to the Christians of Corinth and
> included as books in the New Testament
>
> of, relating to, or characteristic of Corinth or Corinthians
>
> of or relating to the lightest and most ornate of the three ancient Greek
> architectural orders distinguished esp. by its large capitals decorated with
> carved acanthus leaves
>
> 1 : a native or resident of Corinth, Greece
>
> 2 : a merry profligate man
>
> 3 : Luxurious
>
> 4 : Licentious
>
> 5 : an amatuer yachtsman
>
> 6 : ornate
>
> 7 : a man about town who lives dissolutely
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