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Definition of Finials
1. finial [n] - See also: finial
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finials
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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