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Noun Concept
Categories: Roofs, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Articles with short description, Ornaments (architecture)
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finial  finials  Hip-Knob  Hipknob  Lamp finial
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An ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis WordNet 3.0
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An ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A finial or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature. Wikipedia
Element marking the top or end of some object; decorative feature Wikidata
The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture. Wiktionary
Foliated ornament. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
decoration
architectural element
HAS KIND
sōrin
scroll
FR
poinçon
Kreuzblume
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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finial
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finial
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finial
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finial
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finials, Hip-Knob, Hipknob, Lamp finial

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