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Carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles
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antefix
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Antefix \An"te*fix`\, n.; pl. E. Antefixes ; L. Antefixa . [L. ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.) An ornament fixed upon a frieze. An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof. An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, ...
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n. carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles [also: antefixa (pl)]
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An antefix (from Latin antefigere , to fasten before) is a vertical block which terminates the covering tiles of the roof of a tiled roof. In grand buildings the face of each stone ante-fix was richly carved, often with the anthemion ornament. In less grand ...