On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Finial. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as decoration or ornament and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Finial meaning
- Especially in Gothic architecture: an ornament, often in the form of a bunch or knot of foliage, on the peak of the gable of a roof, a pediment, a pinnacle, etc.
- Any decorative fitting on the corner, end, or top of an object such as a canopy, a fencepost, a flagpole, a curtain rod, or the newel post of a staircase.
- The completion or end of something.
Synonyms of Finial
Using Finial
- The main meaning on this page is: Especially in Gothic architecture: an ornament, often in the form of a bunch or knot of foliage, on the peak of the gable of a roof, a pediment, a pinnacle, etc. | Any decorative fitting on the corner, end, or top of an object such as a canopy, a fencepost, a flagpole, a curtain rod, or the newel post of a staircase. | The completion or end of something.
- Useful related words include: decoration, ornament, ornamentation.
- In the example corpus, finial often appears in combinations such as: or finial.
Context around Finial
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Finial
- In this selection, "finial" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pregnant, traditional, spike, ornaments, window and perhaps stand out and add context to how "finial" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a finial window complete and ball shaped finial rather than. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "finial" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with finial
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A finial window, complete, was found between two walls in the then "West's Garage". (15 words)
These traditional finial ornaments feature two-toned contrast with unique designs you can cluster together or scatter around your tree. (20 words)
Some versions of the Pickelhaube worn by German artillery units employed a ball-shaped finial rather than the pointed spike. (20 words)
The pole is usually topped by a flat plate or ball called a " truck " (originally meant to keep a wooden pole from splitting) or a finial in a more complex shape. (31 words)
The peg boxes of viols (which hold the tuning pegs) were typically decorated either with elaborate carved heads of animals or people or with the now familiar spiral scroll finial. (30 words)
Almost 300 years ago, someone implanted what now might be the world's oldest time capsule, hidden high upon the pregnant finial of a church spire in Poland. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
Almost 300 years ago, someone implanted what now might be the world's oldest time capsule, hidden high upon the pregnant finial of a church spire in Poland.
These traditional finial ornaments feature two-toned contrast with unique designs you can cluster together or scatter around your tree.
A finial window, complete, was found between two walls in the then "West's Garage".
Aside from the spike finial, perhaps the most recognizable feature of the Pickelhaube was the ornamental front plate, which denoted the regiment's province or state.
At the top a capital (also known as a chapiter) or finial decorate the column, depending on whether it is attached to a structure or free-standing.
Some versions of the Pickelhaube worn by German artillery units employed a ball-shaped finial rather than the pointed spike.
The peg boxes of viols (which hold the tuning pegs) were typically decorated either with elaborate carved heads of animals or people or with the now familiar spiral scroll finial.
The pole is usually topped by a flat plate or ball called a " truck " (originally meant to keep a wooden pole from splitting) or a finial in a more complex shape.
Common combinations with finial
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- or finial 2×