Antefix

[æntifiks]

Definition

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

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Definition

(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.

Checker: McDonald

Definition

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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