ANTEFIX


Meaning of ANTEFIX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈan-ti-ˌfiks ]

noun

( plural an·te·fix·ae -ˌfik-ˌsē ; or an·te·fix·es -ˌfik-səz)

Etymology: Latin antefixum, from neuter of antefixus, past participle of antefigere to fasten before, from ante- + figere to fasten — more at fix

Date: 1832

: an ornament at the eaves of a classical building concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.