acroterium
Noun
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Noun
acroterium (plural acroteria)
- (architecture) 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.
- One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
- Portuguese: acrotério
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