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Webster 1913 Edition

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.

antefix ‎(plural antefixae or antefixes)

(architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
(architecture) Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.

vertical block