finial - 02/28/04 03:30 PM
Date: Fri May 25 04:42:03 EDT 2001
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--finial
finial (FIN-ee-ehl, FI-nee-) noun
1. An ornamental object on top of an architectural structure or a piece
of furniture.
2. A curve at the end of the main stroke of a character in some italic
fonts.
[From Middle English, finial, final, from Latin finis, end.]
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--finial
finial (FIN-ee-ehl, FI-nee-) noun
1. An ornamental object on top of an architectural structure or a piece
of furniture.
2. A curve at the end of the main stroke of a character in some italic
fonts.
[From Middle English, finial, final, from Latin finis, end.]