Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
acroterium .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) Same as
acroterium .
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- noun architecture An
acroterium .
Etymologies
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French acrotère. See acroterium.
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Examples
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The walls sloped slightly inwards and were surmounted by an acroter with metal spikes, capable of stopping whosoever might attempt to climb over.
The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt Th��ophile Gautier 1841
hernesheir commented on the word acroter
I prefer the euvocalic form acroterium.
November 23, 2010