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acroteria |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acroterium \Ac`ro*te`ri*um\ (-[u^]m), n.; pl {Acroteria}. [L., fr Gr 'akrwth`rion summit, fr 'a`kros topmost.] (Arch.) a 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. --J. H. Parker. b One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
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