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Definition of finials in English English dictionary
- Finials are decorative pieces that are attached to the ends of curtain rods, creating a finished look to the rod Available in a wide variety of materials
- Also called decorative tips, these may come in different shapes, such as balls or pointed steeples, which attach to the top and bottom of a hinge for decoration Only some hinges will accept these finials
- 1 The ornamentation found at the top of a tower or spire 2 Any finishing or crowning addition (Webster's)
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- decorative ornaments that adorn the wooden rollers (see Rimonim)
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- The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture
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- An ornament used to finish architectural features such as gables, pediments, or pinnacles
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- A slender piece of stone used to decorate the tops of the merlons, spire, tower, balustrade, etc
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- decorative turned knob
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- > A decorative component of furniture, the finial is a crowning ornament or detail often found on the pediment of large pieces of case furniture, such as chest-on-chests, highboys, and tall case clocks
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- the ornament on the end of a flagstaff or flagpole
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- 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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- an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis
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- A carved or shaped decorative detail used to ornament the top of an upright such as a bedpost, in the opening of a broken pediment or topping a lamp Motifs include flames, urns, pineapples and other vertical motifs
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- An ornament at the top of a gable or spire
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- The decorative terminal point of an object particularly the lid, or cover and can be used as a handle GANTAD
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- A decorative wooden feature placed at the apex of a gable wall, usually in the form of a turned and pointed spike standing above the roof line and integrated with the bargeboard
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- The crowning ornament of a pointed element, such as a spire
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- {i} (Architecture) small ornamental object at the top of a column (or gable, etc.); ornamental knob
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- - Topmost feature of a piece, or centering the lid of a measure or flagon Usually cast and often figural
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- the decorative ornament at the top of an object or on ends of curtain rods
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- [n] an ornament on top of an important end decoration, such as a gable, or pedestal
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- The finished ornament at the top of a lamp or, in some cases, at the bottom of the fixture
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- carved ornament, usually in the form of a fleur-de-lis, at the top of a gable, arch or pinnacle
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- An ornamental projection at the top of a gable, roof, or other high component
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- The normally solid glass terminal at the bottom of a chandelier The bottom of the finial is usually the lowest point of a chandelier Finials are sometimes in the shape of a knop (knob-like ornament)
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- A formal ornament at the top of a canopy, gable, pinnacle, etc , usually in the general shape of a fleur-de-lis
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- Upward pointing gable peak ornament, usually in the form of a turned spike
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- A small, decorative feature used to terminate a gable or piece of furniture
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- protruding ornament found on the corners of an object or the top of a cover
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- Any decorative fitting at the peak of a gable, or on the top of a flagpole, fence post or staircase newel post
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- Ornamental element topping something
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- The ornamental top of a newel post Carved, shaped or turned
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- The shaped detachable end of a curtain pole designed to stop the curtains falling off the end of the rail In architecture, it also refers to the moulded ornament sitting on top of a post, gable or spire Curtain finials now come in hundreds of different shapes and sizes and are useful to continue the design theme For Gothic style you could have wrought iron arrows or fleur-de-lys, or coloured glass spheres for a more modern look