architectural ornament
English Thesaurus
1. (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | antefix, |
| definition | : | carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | crocket, |
| definition | : | an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dogtooth, |
| definition | : | a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | foliage, foliation, |
| definition | : | (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | frieze, |
| definition | : | an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | guilloche, |
| definition | : | an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trefoil, |
| definition | : | an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | architecture, |
| definition | : | the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings (noun.cognition) |
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