acroter

British

/ əˈkrəʊtə, ˈækrətə /

noun

architect a plinth bearing a statue, etc, at either end or at the apex of a pediment

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Etymology

Origin of acroter

C18: from French, from Latin acroterium, from Greek akrōtērion summit, from akros extreme

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The walls sloped slightly inwards and were surmounted by an acroter with metal spikes, capable of stopping whosoever might attempt to climb over.

From The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt by Frederick C. de (Frederick Caesar de) Sumichrast

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