antefix
noun
an upright ornament at the eaves of a tiled roof, to conceal the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles.
antefixes
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pluralof antefix.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The antefixes were seized on Aug. 4, 2021, from a New York collector who had purchased them on the market.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
In ancient Etruscan civilization, antefixes were lively terra-cotta objects that often depicted female figures crowned by diadems, a jeweled crown or headband.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
It is an impressive round-fronted classic structure of gray stone in the Corinthian order, with a semicircular colonnade above the first story supporting a handsomely executed entablature with conspicuous antefixes about the cornice.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
The compluvium also was ornamented with a row of triangular tiles called antefixes, on which a mask or some other object was moulded in relief.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines
The roof around the compluvium was edged with a row of highly ornamented tiles, called antefixes, on which a mask or some other figure was moulded.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines
