a. Arch. Also 9 carolitic, -ytic. [ad. F. corollitique, according to Littré f. L. corolla wreath, garland.] (See quots.)
1819. P. Nicholson, Archit. Dict., I. 269. Carolytic columns have foliated shafts, decorated with leaves and branches winding spirally around them, or disposed in form of crowns and festoons.
1830. R. Stuart, Dict. Archit., s.v. Column, Carolytic columns have foliated shafts.
1876. Gwilt, Archit., Gloss., Carolitic.
