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An ornament at the top of a spire or gable
Answer for the clue "An ornament at the top of a spire or gable ", 6 letters:
finial
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"ornament at the top of a spire, gable, etc.," mid-15c., from fyniall "putting an end to, binding" (early 15c.), a variant of final .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Knop \Knop\ (n[o^]p), n. [OE. knop, knoppe; cf. D. knop, knoop, G. knopf, Dan. knap, knop, Sw. knapp, knopp, button, bud, Icel. knappr, and E. knap, n. Cf. Knap , Knob .] A knob; a bud; a bunch; a button. Four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops ...
Usage examples of finial.
Lord Confalume had had fashioned for himself, with those three immense many-faceted purple diniabas gleaming in its browband, and its finials of emeralds and rubies, and its inlaid chasings of seven different precious metals.
The courtier was a bit obvious in his admiration of the dog and lion finials and linenfold panels that decorated this piece of oak and walnut furniture.
Atop the walls to each side, they were spaced at intervals of no more than three feet, each sitting on its own square of lichen-splotched stone, each clean of growth, looking like so many finials with eye sockets and toothy grins.
CHAPTER 37 FROM ALTERNATING BRONZE-BALL AND BRONZE-flame finials, from cast panels of arabesques, from darts and twists and frets and scallops and leaves, from griffins and heraldic emblems, black and silver rain dripped and drizzled off the Manheim gate.
Of course it was nothing to compare with the authentic crown, with its inlays and chasings of seven different precious metals, its finials of rare gems, its three gleaming diniabastones mounted on the browband.
Up this rocky path and past this flowering plum to vanished Changan, a seven-story stone pagoda with gilded finials.