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  • noun Plural form of finial.

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Examples

  • One of the known Tipu tiger finials is in the collection of the British queen.

    Buying Islamic, Indian Art Margaret Studer 2010

  • The site's real importance, however, lies in the 13 third-millennium B.C. "royal" tombs that were excavated here, yielding an array of weapons and jewelry along with several long staffs with stag finials, interpreted variously as standrads from funeral carts or supports for fabric canopies.

    Central Turkey's Four Capitals 2000

  • The throne was dismantled following Tipu's death in 1799, and modern experts thought that only three of the tiger "finials" still existed in museums or private collections around the world - until the Canadian one was recently discovered.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • The throne was dismantled following Tipu's death in 1799, and modern experts thought that only three of the tiger "finials" still existed in museums or private collections around the world - until the Canadian one was recently discovered.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • The throne was dismantled following Tipu's death in 1799, and modern experts thought that only three of the tiger "finials" still existed in museums or private collections around the world - until the Canadian one was recently discovered.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • The throne was dismantled following the Tipu's death, and modern experts thought that only three of the tiger "finials" still existed in museums or private collections around the world - until the Canadian one was recently discovered.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • The throne was dismantled following Tipu's death in 1799, and modern experts thought that only three of the tiger "finials" still existed in museums or private collections around the world - until the Canadian one was recently discovered.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • Their finials come in a plain box and they order them by a picture.

    Finial 2009

  • He says the time period is often overlooked by designers because it seems "creepy," but the "finials and arches all point up to God."

    An Oddball Menagerie Kelly Crow 2011

  • Their finials come in a plain box and they order them by a picture.

    Finial 2009

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