finial

[ fin-ee-uhl, fahy-nee- ]
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noun
  1. Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.

  2. an ornamental termination to the top of a piece of furniture, or of one part of such a piece.

  1. Typography. a curve terminating the main stroke of the characters in some italic fonts.

Origin of finial

1
1400–50; late Middle English, derivative of Latin fīnis end; see -al1

Other words from finial

  • fin·i·aled, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for finial

finial

/ (ˈfaɪnɪəl) /


noun
  1. an ornament on top of a spire, gable, etc, esp in the form of a foliated fleur-de-lys

  2. an ornament at the top of a piece of furniture, etc

Origin of finial

1
C14: from finial (adj), variant of final

Derived forms of finial

  • finialed, adjective

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