Definition of Finials

1. Noun. (plural of finial) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Finials

1. finial [n] - See also: finial

Lexicographical Neighbors of Finials

fingerstyle
fingerstyles
fingersucking
fingertip
fingertips
fingerwise
fingerwork
fingery
fingle-fangle
fingle-fangles
fingolimod
fingrigo
fini
finial
finialed
finials (current term)
finical
finicalities
finicality
finically
finicalness
finicalnesses
finick
finickety
finickier
finickiest
finickily
finickin
finickiness
finickinesses

Literary usage of Finials

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Leadwork: Old and Ornamental, and for the Most Part English by William Richard Lethaby (1893)
"OF finials AND CRESTINGS. THE lead finial is typically a French feature ; there ... These French finials from the 12th to the i8th centuries have been ..."

2. The Pottery and Porcelain of the United States: An Historical Review of by Edwin Atlee Barber (1893)
"finials. INDIANAPOLIS TERRA-COTTA COMPANY. The products of these works are architectural and horticultural terra-cotta, of excellent quality and workmanship ..."

3. Sculpture I, 1952-1967 by Mary C. Sturgeon (1987)
"finials (131-134) These fragments may represent similar objects. ... The front surface is smoother than those of the other finials. ..."

4. Handbook to the Cathedrals of England by Richard John King (1876)
"Pinnacles, finials, parapet copings, cornices, and the stonework generally were made good ; and the shafts, capitals, and bases of the windows, ..."

5. Old English Country Cottages by Charles Holme (1907)
"connection with the ricks of East Suffolk and West Norfolk are the finials at either end, made out of the thatching material ; they resemble an opening ..."

6. Early Renaissance Architecture in England: A Historical & Descriptive by John Alfred Gotch (1901)
"A considerable amount of variety was introduced into the design of the kneelers and finials, and many a small house and cottage is redeemed from ..."

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