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architectural ornament vs antefix

antefix vs architectural ornament

architectural ornament and antefix both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
architectural ornament Yes No No No
antefix Yes No No No
As nouns, antefix is a hyponym of architectural ornament; that is, antefix is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than architectural ornament:
  • architectural ornament: (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance
  • antefix: carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles
Other hyponyms of architectural ornament include crocket, dogtooth, foliage, foliation, fret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern, frieze, guilloche, trefoil.
architectural ornament (noun) antefix (noun)
(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles
Difference between architectural ornament and antefix

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