1. Plural of antefix; ornamental tiles or blocks fixed to the eaves of a classical building, typically at the ends of roof tiles.
Usage: architecture; historical; usually plural

Examples

• The Roman temple featured decorative antefixes along its roofline.
• Archaeologists discovered fragments of antefixes at the excavation site.
• The antefixes on the classical building displayed intricate carved designs.
• Terracotta antefixes were common in ancient Greek and Roman architecture.
• The restoration project carefully replaced the damaged antefixes with replicas.