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ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("architectural ornament" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "architectural ornament"):
antefix (carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles)
crocket (an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable)
dogtooth (a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England)
foliage; foliation ((architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament)
fret; Greek fret; Greek key; key pattern (an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief))
frieze (an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice)
guilloche (an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands)
trefoil (an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle)
