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finial [′fin·ē·əl] (architecture) An ornamental terminating or capping feature on an upper extremity, as over a door or on a pinnacle or gable. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Yet it was dedicated to Bladud the founder of the Druids, whom Wood called "Priests of the Oak" and depicted as a nature cult, (63) and the parapet of the Circus was accordingly crowned with giant stone carved acorn finials. Evidently the ivories were once attached to staffs, as canes with ivory finials in somewhat simpler forms are still carried by wealthy Lagoon men and women. The original fence's design consisted of finials and ornamental unions that were cast around, rather than fastened to, its pickets and rails. |
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