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Webster 1913 Edition


Acroterium


Acˊro-teˊri-um

(-ŭm)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Acroteria
.
[L., fr. Gr.
ἀκρωτήριον
summit, fr.
ἄκροσ
topmost.]
(Arch.)
(a)
One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
J. H. Parker.
(b)
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.