Finial definitions

Finial

1) Bedpost ornament 2) Crowning ornament 3) Decoration 4) Decorative knob 5) Gable adornment 6) Gable-top feature 7) Ornament 8) Ornament atop a gable 9) Ornamental top 10) Ornamentation
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Finial

1) Epi
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finial

decoration on the top of a gable or spire
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Finial

• (n.) The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself.
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Finial

A decorative detail that has carved or shaped to ornament the top of an upright piece such as a bedpost. Finials are commonly found in the opening of a broken pediment or on the topping a lamp. Common motifs include flames, urns, and pineapples.
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finial

in architecture, the decorative upper termination of a pinnacle, gable end, buttress, canopy, or spire. In the Romanesque and Gothic styles, it ... [2 related articles]
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Finial

A slender piece of stone used to decorate the tops of the merlons, spire, tower, balustrade, etc.
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Finial

A slender piece of stone used to decorate the tops of the merlons, spire, tower, balustrade, etc.
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finial

a decorative feature at the very top of a part of a building
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Finial

Ornamental timber section added to the highest point of barge boards or hanging from stair newels on landings.
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Finial

A decorative architectural element - situated at the points of a building.
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Finial

An adornment found, for instance, on top of a teapot lid or on the tail of a spoon.
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Finial

A vertical feature used as a decorative finish to a spire or steeple, at the apex of a gable, or the end of the ridge of a piended roof. Finials may be made of stone, terra-cotta, wrought or cast-iron, and vary enormously in size and complexity. Related Words: Cast iron work; Gable, gabled; Ridge, ridging; Spire, spirelet; Steeple; Terra cotta; Wro...
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Finial

Formal ornament at the top of a newel or gable.
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finial

A decorative piece set atop a spire, cupola, gable or gate post.
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Finial

Decorative vertical roof ornament
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Finial

Fin'i·al noun [ Latin finire to finish, end. See Finish .] (Architecture) The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself.
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Finial

an ornament surmounting an object or the terminal of a spoon.
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finial

An ornament at the tip of a pinnacle, spire or other tapering vertical architectural element.
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Finial

Finial is a term used in Gothic architecture to describe the ornamental top of a gable, pinnacle, minaret, buttress or spire. The earliest finials, in the later half of the 10th century, were representations of bunches of leaves; but later developments of the same period are marked by greater elaboration. The term finial is frequently applied to a ...
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Finial

A small, decorative appendage that finishes an architectural element, especially at the tip of a pinnacle, spire or other tapering vertical element. From the Latin finis, meaning 'end'.
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Finial

An ornamental projection above the apex of the ridge in a roof. It is used at the intersection of the Barge Boards.
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finial

noun an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis
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Finial

Ornament placed at the top of a cover or corner of a pediment.
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finial

a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc. · an ornamental termination to the top of a piece of furniture, or of one part of such a piece. · a curve terminating the main stroke of the characters in some italic fonts.
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