antefix

 [an-tuh-fiks]  

an·te·fix

   [an-tuh-fiks]
noun, plural an·te·fix·es, an·te·fix·a  [-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.
Origin:
1825–35; < Latin antefīxa, neuter plural of antefīxus fastened in front, equivalent to ante- ante- + fīxus past participle of fīgere to fix

Related forms
an·te·fix·al, adjective
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the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof
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antefix (ˈæntɪˌfɪks)
 
—n , pl -fixes, -fixa
a carved ornament at the eaves of a roof to hide the joint between the tiles
 
[C19: from Latin antefixa (things) fastened in front, from fīgere to fix]
 
antefixal
 
—adj

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