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Finial Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Finial has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis

2

The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
decoration
Rhyming Words
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