Finial from the Cathedral of Amiens

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“Finial, A. D. 1230, Cathedral of Amiens, France. In architecture, the ornamental termination or apex of a pinnacle, canopy, gable, or the like, consisting usually of a knob or composition of foliage.” -Whitney, 1911

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France, canopy, apex, Gable, Finial, french architecture, Cathedral of Amiens, architectural ornament, pinnacle

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Finials

Source

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)

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