antefix

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English - Turkish
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English - English
Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles
The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple
carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles
An ornament fixed upon a frieze
An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water
{i} (Architecture) ornament placed at the eave of a tiled roof to conceal the joints where the tiles meet; ornament located above the top molding of a cornice; ornament of a frieze
An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof
antefix

    Hyphenation

    an·te·fix

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Latin antefixa, from past participle of antefigo (“to fasten in front of”)
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