ANTEFIX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: antefixa   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("antefix" is a kind of...):

architectural ornament ((architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance)

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