antefixes

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antefixes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Antefix \An"te*fix`\, n.; pl. E. Antefixes; L. Antefixa. [L.
     ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.)
     (a) An ornament fixed upon a frieze.
     (b) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the
         joint tiles of the roof.
     (c) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice,
         sometimes pierced for the escape of water.
         [1913 Webster]