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antefix |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Antefix \An"te*fix`\, n.; pl E. {Antefixes}; L. {Antefixa}. [L. ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.) a An ornament fixed upon a frieze. b An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof. c An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: antefix n : carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles
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