| 单词 | antefix |
| 释义 | antefix[ an-tuh-fiks ] / ˈæn təˌfɪks / noun, plural an·te·fix·es, an·te·fix·a [an-tuh-fik-suh]. /ˈæn təˌfɪk sə/. Architecture.an upright ornament at the eaves of a tiled roof, to conceal the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles. an ornament above the top molding of a cornice. Origin of antefixFirst recorded in 1825–35; from Latin antefīxa, neuter plural of antefīxus “fastened in front,” equivalent to ante- “before” + fīxus, past participle of fīgere “to fix”; see origin at ante-, fix OTHER WORDS FROM antefixan·te·fix·al, adjectiveWords nearby antefixantecubital, antedate, antediluvian, antediluvian patriarch, antefebrile, antefix, anteflexion, ant egg, antegrade, antegrade urography, antehall Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for antefix
British Dictionary definitions for antefixantefix / (ˈæntɪˌfɪks) / noun plural -fixes or -fixa (-ˌfɪksə)a carved ornament at the eaves of a roof to hide the joint between the tiles Derived forms of antefixantefixal (ˌæntɪˈfɪksəl), adjectiveWord Origin for antefixC19: from Latin antefixa (things) fastened in front, from fīgere to fix Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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