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Finial vs Fleuron - What's the difference?

finial | fleuron |

As nouns the difference between finial and fleuron

is that finial is the knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture while fleuron is an ornament or knob in the shape of a flower.

finial

English

(wikipedia finial)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture.
  • Any decorative fitting at the peak of a gable, or on the top of a flagpole, fence post or staircase newel post.

    • Quotations

    * 1988' : It was a narrow, gravelled island we had to lie on, guarded by glazed brick chimneys and, running along the sides, a prickly little gothic fence of iron '''finials and terracotta quatrefoils. - , (Penguin Books, paperback edition, 142)

    fleuron

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
  • (architecture) the small flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos
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