Anthemion

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.

    "Mr. Moore ran copper cresting in the form of anthemion leaves around the top of a bay window on the side of the house, and he put low, curved eyebrow dormers on either side of the third-floor gable."

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palmettepalmette

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"Mr. Moore ran copper cresting in the form of anthemion leaves around the top of a bay window on the side of the house, and he put low, curved eyebrow dormers on either side of the third-floor gable."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνθέμιον (anthémion), from ἄνθος (ánthos).

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