Finial

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Knop \Knop\ (n[o^]p), n. [OE. knop, knoppe; cf. D. knop, knoop,
     G. knopf, Dan. knap, knop, Sw. knapp, knopp, button, bud,
     Icel. knappr, and E. knap, n. Cf. {Knap}, {Knob}.]
     1. A knob; a bud; a bunch; a button.
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              Four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops
              and their flowers.                    --Ex. xxv. 21.
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     2. (Arch.) Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp.,
        the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then
        synonymous with {finial}; -- called also {knob}, and
        {knosp}.
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     {Knop sedge} (Bot.), the bur reed ({Sparganium}); -- so
        called from its globular clusters of seed vessels.
        --Prior.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Finial \Fin"i*al\, n. [L. finire to finish, end. See {Finish}.]
     (Arch.)
     The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that
     forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic
     architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  finial
       n : an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a
           foliated fleur-de-lis