architectural ornament

Noun
  1. (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance (synset 102737428)
    referred to in: architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
    is a type of: decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
    subtypes:
    • 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; used in 13th century England
    • foliage, foliation - (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

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