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Webster 1913 Edition


Antefix

An′te-fixˊ

,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Antefixes
; L.
Antefixa
.
[L.
ante
+
fixus
fixed.]
(Arch.)
(a)
An ornament fixed upon a frieze.
(b)
An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof.
(c)
An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.