finial

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Synonyms: filial, finical, final, inial, fingal, finian

Antonyms: filial, finical, final, inial, fingal, finian

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|architecture}}{{lb|en|architectural element}} Especially in [[Gothic#Adjective|Gothic]] [[architecture]]: an [[ornament#Noun|ornament]], often in the [[form#Noun|form]] of a [[bunch#Noun|bunch]] or [[knot#Noun|knot]] of [[foliage]], on the [[peak#Noun|peak]] of the [[gable]] of a [[roof#Noun|roof]], a [[pediment]], a [[pinnacle#Noun|pinnacle]], etc.
2. {{senseid|en|fitting}}{{lb|en|by extension}} Any [[decorative#Adjective|decorative]] [[fitting#Noun|fitting]] on the [[corner#Noun|corner]], [[end#Noun|end]], or [[top#Noun|top]] of an [[object#Noun|object]] such as a [[canopy#Noun|canopy]], a [[fencepost]], a [[flagpole#Noun|flagpole]], a [[curtain rod]], or the [[newel post]] of a [[staircase#Noun|staircase]].
3. {{lb|en|figurative|also|attributive}} The [[completion]] or end of something.

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