Definition of Antefixes

1. Noun. (plural of antefix) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antefixes

1. antefix [n] - See also: antefix

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antefixes

antedated
antedates
antedating
antediluvial
antediluvian
antediluvian patriarch
antediluvians
anteed
antefact
antefacts
antefebrile
antefix
antefixa
antefixae
antefixal
antefixes (current term)
anteflex
anteflexed
anteflexion
anteflexion of iris
anteflexions
antegonial notch
antegrade
antegrade cardioplegia
antegrade conduction
antegrade pyelography
anteing
antejentacular
antejentacularly
antelabrum

Literary usage of Antefixes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Temple of Apollo Bassitas by Frederick A. Cooper (1996)
"Restored antefixes, type B and type A Type A The bottom portion of type A antefixes forms an approximate semicircle, Ca. 0.25 m. in diameter. ..."

2. History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman by Henry Beauchamp Walters, Samuel Birch (1905)
"Many later antefixes with remains of colouring have been found at Tarentum, the subjects being chiefly heads of women or mythological personages. ..."

3. Proceedings of the International Conference on Greek Architectural by Nancy A. Winter (1994)
"The second group of antefixes is composed of four fragments, which are decorated with ... These antefixes of Group 2 bear some resemblance to those found in ..."

4. The Greek Tile Works At Corinth: The Site And The Findsby Gloria S. Merker by Gloria S. Merker (2006)
"Lotus-palmette antefixes: RT36, and on combination Corinthian tile ... Palmette antefixes for cover tiles of Corinthian type ..."

5. Corinth: The Centenary, 1896-1996 by Charles K. Williams, Nancy Bookidis (2003)
"... decorated with antefixes; (3) combination ridge tiles, which folded over the peak of the roof; and (4) sima tiles, which provided a gutter above the ..."

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