Antefix Definition

ăntē-fĭks

antefix, antefixes

noun

An upright ornament along the eaves of a tiled roof designed to conceal the joints between the rows of tiles.

American Heritage

A small decorative fixture put at the eaves of a roof of a classic building to hide the ends of the tiles.

Webster's New World

(architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.

Wiktionary

(architecture) Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Antefix

Singular:

antefix

Plural:

antefixae, antefixes

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 dhīgw- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin antefixa, from past participle of antefigo (“to fasten in front of”)

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