architectural ornament
Noun
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referred to in: architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildingssubtypes:
- 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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