finial
3
9.9
- noun
- /ˈfɪniəl/
- Specialized
:
ornamento
- The wide button-shaped finial is partly faceted.
- finial staff
- flat finial
Examples
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I've never seen finials there before, so I guess they are a brand-new product.
Blog text (22) -
Hooper's parents are old-fashioned; his mother collects Hummels and antique finials.
Fiction book (1999) -
I can leave off the one end finial and get exactly the look I want.
Blog text (22) -
On the right you can see finial installation going on and what's happened.
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A simple gold-leafed finial surmounts the top.
Academic text (2006) -
In each hand, he grasps a golden staff with a floriated finial.
Academic text (2008) -
Next to the familiar flat finial are a series of incised lines or rings and a carved lug or loop.
Academic text (1999) -
But the pediment and the legs were damaged, so the finials and the legs were salvaged from a different piece.
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A pair of mosque finials made by Awa Kouyat as part of a group commissioned for a nearby mosque.
Academic text (2007) -
The elegant finial on the roof of the church is adorned with intricate leaf patterns.
Synonyms
A small ornament that sits on top of things like roofs, posts or furniture
Compounds
- Specialized
A small ornament that sits on top of things like roofs, posts or furniture
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Finial comes from the Latin root finis meaning 'end' and is related to the common English word final. A finial is the decorative 'end' or top piece that finishes a roof or spire, which is why the word means the ornament at the top of a building.