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Antefix [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. An ornament fixed upon a frieze.

2. An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof.

3. An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.

Antefixa [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Antefixes [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913