anthemion
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek
Noun
anthemion (plural anthemions or anthemia)
- An ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.
- 2008 June 22, Christopher Gray, “Brooklyn’s Stately Esplanade”, in New York Times[1]:
- Mr. Moore ran copper cresting in the form of anthemion leaves around the top of a bay window on the side of the house, and he put low, curved eyebrow dormers on either side of the third-floor gable.
Translations
ornamental design
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