ANTEFIX (antefixa)

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected form: antefixa   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does antefix mean? 

• ANTEFIX (noun)
  The noun ANTEFIX has 1 sense:

1. carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles

  Familiarity information: ANTEFIX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTEFIX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("antefix" is a kind of...):

architectural ornament ((architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance)