antefixaladj.
/ˌantᵻˈfɪksl/, U.S. /ˌæntəˈfɪksəl/ Classical Architecture. Now rare.
Consisting of or forming an antefix.
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raffled1681
frosted1728
oviculated1789
voluted1810
antefixal1844
arborescent1849
dog-toothed1849
finialled1850
floreted1856
historied1936
1844 Archaeologia 30 192 The lower moulding was also ornamented with a coloured pattern in egg and tongue moulding, and the chair of the figure on the north side with a pattern of rosettes, and the helix or antefixal ornaments.
1856 C. T. Newton Rep. Campana Coll. 91 Below is a row of antefixal flowers, separated from the Satyrs' heads by a row of small rosettes.
1882 Athenæum 19 Aug. 248 The ornaments are more Asiatic than Egyptian; rosettes, chequers, antefixal ornaments, etc.
1929 Papers of Brit. School Rome 11 88 Antefixal ornament, with mask of Dionysus or bearded Satyr wearing large ivy-wreath forming a sort of canopy over the head.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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