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Antefix

Antefix Meaning & Definition
Antefix Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Antefix?

[n] carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles

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See Also | architectural ornament

Antefix In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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