Tus"can , n. A native or inhabitant of
Tuscany.
Tus"can (?), a. [L. Tyscanus, Tuscus.]
Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and
described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order.
The original of this order
was not used by the Greeks, but by the
Romans under the Empire. See Order, and Illust. of Capital.
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