finial

[ fin-ee-uhl, fahy-nee- ]

/ ˈfɪn i əl, ˈfaɪ ni- /

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noun

Architecture. 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.

Typography. a curve terminating the main stroke of the characters in some italic fonts.

Origin of finial

1400–50; late Middle English, derivative of Latin fīnis end; see -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM finial

fin·i·aled, adjective

Words nearby finial

finger-to-finger test, finger trouble, finger wave, Fingo, fini, finial, finical, finick, finicky, fining, finis

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Example sentences from the Web for finial

It has usually a three-cusped arch, and above that a pointed gable decorated with crockets and ending in a finial.
Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass|Lewis F. Day
Observe also old wooden door, the lion serving as a finial to W. gable.
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
This is especially the case with regard to the shape of the finial.
The Bronze Age and the Celtic World|Harold Peake
The fleur-de-lis as the finial of a sceptre and as an ornament of a crown can be taken back to the fifth century.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

Beasts project at the gable angles, and the summit it crowned by a finial.
The Shores of the Adriatic|F. Hamilton Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for finial

finial

/ (ˈfaɪnɪəl) /

noun

an ornament on top of a spire, gable, etc, esp in the form of a foliated fleur-de-lys

an ornament at the top of a piece of furniture, etc

Derived forms of finial

finialed, adjective

Word Origin for finial

C14: from finial (adj), variant of final

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单词	finial
释义	finial [ fin-ee-uhl, fahy-nee- ] / ˈfɪn i əl, ˈfaɪ ni- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR finial ON THESAURUS.COM noun Architecture. 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. Typography. a curve terminating the main stroke of the characters in some italic fonts. Origin of finial 1400–50; late Middle English, derivative of Latin fīnis end; see -al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM finial fin·i·aled, adjective Words nearby finial finger-to-finger test, finger trouble, finger wave, Fingo, fini, finial, finical, finick, finicky, fining, finis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for finial It has usually a three-cusped arch, and above that a pointed gable decorated with crockets and ending in a finial. Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass\|Lewis F. Day Observe also old wooden door, the lion serving as a finial to W. gable. Somerset\|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade This is especially the case with regard to the shape of the finial. The Bronze Age and the Celtic World\|Harold Peake The fleur-de-lis as the finial of a sceptre and as an ornament of a crown can be taken back to the fifth century. A Complete Guide to Heraldry\|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies Beasts project at the gable angles, and the summit it crowned by a finial. The Shores of the Adriatic\|F. Hamilton Jackson British Dictionary definitions for finial finial / (ˈfaɪnɪəl) / noun an ornament on top of a spire, gable, etc, esp in the form of a foliated fleur-de-lys an ornament at the top of a piece of furniture, etc Derived forms of finial finialed, adjective Word Origin for finial C14: from finial (adj), variant of final 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 Words related to finial lid, head, point, tip, cap, cover, ceiling, roof, face, surface, height, peak, zenith, climax, crown, culmination, apex, spire, capital, crest
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