ANTEFIX

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

An ornament fixed upon a frieze.

2.
n.

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

3.
n.

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


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