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> 1 sense of the expression
architectural ornament
:
NOUN
artifact
architectural ornament
(architecture) something
added
to a
building
to
improve
its
appearance
English
>
architectural ornament
: 1 sense
> noun 1, artifact
Meaning
(architecture) something
added
to a
building
to
improve
its
appearance
.
Category
architecture
The
discipline
dealing with the
principles
of
design
and
construction
and
ornamentation
of
fine
buildings
Narrower
antefix
carved
ornament
at the
eaves
of a
tile roof
concealing
the
joints
between
tiles
crocket
An
architectural ornament
of
curved
foliage
used at the edge of a
spire
or
gable
dogtooth
A
carved
pyramidal
ornament
foliation
,
foliage
(architecture)
leaf-like
architectural ornament
fret
,
Greek fret
,
Greek key
,
key pattern
An ornamental pattern consisting of
repeated
vertical and
horizontal
lines (often in
relief
)
frieze
An
architectural ornament
consisting of a
horizontal
sculptured
band
between the
architrave
and the
cornice
guilloche
An
architectural
decoration
formed
by two
intersecting
wavy
bands
trefoil
An
architectural ornament
in the
form
of three
arcs
arranged
in a
circle
Broader
decoration
,
ornament
,
ornamentation
Something used to
beautify
Spanish
ornamento arquitectónico
Catalan
ornament arquitectònic
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