n. 1. Architecture A sculptured ornament, often in the shape of a leaf or flower, at the top of a gable, pinnacle, or similar structure. 2. An ornamental terminating part, as on a post or piece of furniture. [Middle English, last, finial, variant of final; see FINAL.] |
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