antefix
(noun) carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
antefixa (plural antefixae)
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
antefixa
plural of antefixum
Source: Wiktionary
An"te*fix`, n.; pl. E. Antefixes; L. Antefixa. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 November 2024
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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