ACROTERIUM

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture. J. H. Parker.

2.
n.

One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.


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