antefix
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin antefixa, from past participle of antefigo (“to fasten in front of”)
Noun[edit]
antefix (plural 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.