antefix

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The antefix has the breadth of a hole and one eighth, and the thickness of one hole.

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  1. noun An upright ornament along the eaves of a tiled roof designed to conceal the joints between the rows of tiles.

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  1. From Latin antefīxa, pl. of antefīxum, something fastened in front, from antefīxus, fastened in front : ante-, ante- + fīxus, fastened, past participle of fīgere, to fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin antefixum, in plural antefixa, neuter of antefixus, fastened before, from ante, before, + fixus, past participle of figere, fasten: see fix.
 

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