finial
noun
Simple meaning
Any decorative fitting on the corner, end, or top of an object such as a canopy, a fencepost, a flagpole, a curtain rod.
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɪniəl
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Definition
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noun
by extension
Any decorative fitting on the corner, end, or top of an object such as a canopy, a fencepost, a flagpole, a curtain rod, or the newel post of a staircase.
figurativealso attributive
The completion or end of something.
architecture
Especially in Gothic architecture: an ornament, often in the form of a bunch or knot of foliage, on the peak of the gable of a roof, a pediment, a pinnacle, etc.
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