— antefixal , adj.
/an"teuh fiks'/ , n. , pl. antefixes, antefixa /-fik'seuh/ . Archit.
1. an upright ornament at the eaves of a tiled roof, to conceal the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles.
2. an ornament above the top molding of a cornice.
[ 1825-35; antefixa, neut. pl. of ANTEFIXUS fastened in front, equiv. to ante- ANTE- + fixus ptp. of figere to FIX ]