Definition of Antefex
An"te*fix` (&?;), n.; pl. E.
Antefixes (&?;); L. Antefixa (&?;). [L.
ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.) (a)
An ornament fixed upon a frieze. (b) An
ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the
roof. (c) An ornament of the cymatium of a
classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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