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&fist; The Greeks used three different orders, easy to
distinguish, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The
Romans added the Tuscan, and changed the Doric so that it is
hardly recognizable, and also used a modified Corinthian called
Composite. The Renaissance writers on architecture recognized
five orders as orthodox or classical, -- Doric (the
Roman sort), Ionic, Tuscan, Corinthian, and
Composite. See Illust. of Capital.

12. (Nat. Hist.) An assemblage of
genera having certain important characters in common; as, the
Carnivora and Insectivora are orders of Mammalia.

&fist; The Linnæan artificial orders of plants rested
mainly on identity in the numer of pistils, or agreement in some one
character. Natural orders are groups of genera agreeing in the
fundamental plan of their flowers and fruit. A natural order is
usually (in botany) equivalent to a family, and may include several
tribes.

13. (Rhet.) The placing of words and
members in a sentence in such a manner as to contribute to force and
beauty or clearness of expression.


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