pinnacle
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ə| a prepared surface on the face of a building or a rock bearing an inscription |
| the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof |
1300–50; Middle English pinacle < Middle French < Late Latin pinnāculum gable, equivalent to Latin pinn(a) raised part of a parapet, literally, wing, feather (see pinna) + -āculum; see tabernacle
2. apex, acme, summit, zenith. 3. needle.
2. base.
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pinnacle (ˈpɪnəkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc |
| 2. | a towering peak, as of a mountain |
| 3. | a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, or spire on the top of a buttress, gable, or tower |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to set on or as if on a pinnacle |
| 5. | to furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles |
| 6. | to crown with a pinnacle |
| [C14: via Old French from Late Latin pinnāculum a peak, from Latin pinna wing] | |
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Pinnacle definition
a little wing, (Matt. 4:5; Luke 4:9). On the southern side of the temple court was a range of porches or cloisters forming three arcades. At the south-eastern corner the roof of this cloister was some 300 feet above the Kidron valley. The pinnacle, some parapet or wing-like projection, was above this roof, and hence at a great height, probably 350 feet or more above the valley.
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pinnacle
in architecture, vertical ornament of pyramidal or conical shape, crowning a buttress, spire, or other architectural member. A pinnacle is distinguished from a finial by its greater size and complexity and from a tower or spire by its smaller size and subordinate architectural role. A tower may be decorated with pinnacles, each one capped by a finial.
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