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finial
[ fin-ee-uhl, fahy-nee- ]
/ ˈfɪn i əl, ˈfaɪ ni- /
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noun
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
an ornamental termination to the top of a piece of furniture, or of one part of such a piece.
Typography. a curve terminating the main stroke of the characters in some italic fonts.
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Origin of finial
1400–50; late Middle English, derivative of Latin fīnis end; see -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM finial
fin·i·aled, adjectiveWords nearby finial
fingertip search, finger trouble, finger wave, Fingo, fini, finial, finical, finick, finicky, fining, finis
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British Dictionary definitions for finial
finial
/ (ˈfaɪnɪəl) /
noun
an ornament on top of a spire, gable, etc, esp in the form of a foliated fleur-de-lys
an ornament at the top of a piece of furniture, etc
Derived forms of finial
finialed, adjectiveWord Origin for finial
C14: from finial (adj), variant of final
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