Acroterium

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  • n. One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
  • n. One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
  • n. One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In classic arch., a small pedestal placed on the apex or angle of a pediment for the support of a statue or other ornament.
  • n. A statue or an ornament placed on such a pedestal.
  • n. Any ornament forming the apex of a building or other structure, or of a monument, such as the anthemia of Greek tombstones or the decorations of some modern architectural balustrades. Compare antefix. Also called acroter.
  • Word Usage
    "The gables are each crowned with a figure of Victory, sometimes called an "acroterium," from the architectural name of the tablet on which it stands."