[an-tuh-fiks] 
[-fik-suh] . Architecture. | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | an ornament above the top molding of a cornice. |
an·te·fix (ān'tē-fĭks')  (click for larger image in new window) n. pl. an·te·fix·es or an·te·fix·a (-fĭk'sə) An upright ornament along the eaves of a tiled roof designed to conceal the joints between the rows of tiles. [From Latin antefīxa, pl. of antefīxum, something fastened in front, from antefīxus, fastened in front : ante-, ante- + fīxus, fastened, past participle of fīgere, to fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.] an'te·fix'al adj. |
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