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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.