Antefix

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解释:

(noun.) carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles.

录入:洛根--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) An ornament fixed upon a frieze.

(n.) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof.

(n.) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.

录入:麦克唐纳

解释:

n. (usually in pl.) term in ancient architecture used of the ornamental tiles placed on the eaves of buildings to conceal the ends of the common or roofing tiles:—pl. An′tefixes An′tefixa.—adj. An′tefixal.

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