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A.Word.A.Day--finial

This week's theme: words for odds and ends.

finial (FIN-ee-ehl, FI-nee-) noun

1. An ornamental object on top of an architectural structure or a piece of furniture.

2. A curve at the end of the main stroke of a character in some italic fonts.

[From Middle English finial (final), from Latin finis (end).]

See more usage examples of finial in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)

"Just ahead, rolling lawns and a canopy of pecan, willow, oak and English walnut trees frame an imposing multitiered manor house complete with portico exterior, dormer windows and a welcoming 3 1/2-foot pineapple finial crowning its mansard roof." Suzanne Murphy-Larronde; Mind Your Manors; The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Mar 18, 2001.

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