acroterium
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The gables are each crowned with a figure of Victory, sometimes called an "acroterium," from the architectural name of the tablet on which it stands.
From The Jewel City by Macomber, Ben
The house had grown a story higher; and the tiled roof, now surmounted by a bronze acroterium, projected an intact outline against the light blue of the sky, where a few stars were growing pale.
From One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules by Gautier, Th?ophile
The term is often restricted to the plinth, which forms the podium merely for the acroterium.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
An ever present feature, also, is the palmette acroterium, treated in conventional ceramic style.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
Mr. Failing, who was sitting alone in the garden too ill to read, heard a shout, "Am I an acroterium?"
From The Longest Journey by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
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