Definitions of finial [ˈfɪn i əl, ˈfaɪ ni-]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) finial
a relatively small ornamental terminal feature at the top of a gable or spire.

2. finial
a terminating ornament, as on the top of a post or a piece of furniture.

3. finial
a curve terminating the main stroke of the characters in some italic type fonts.

Etymology: (1585–95; perh. fine¹+ -ical)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) finial
an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) finial
the knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself

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