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 | | finis, end), an architectural term for the termination of a pinnacle, gable end, buttress, or canopy, consisting of a bunch of foliage, which bears a close affinity to the crockets (q.v.) running up the gables, turrets or spires, and in some cases may be formed by uniting four or more crockets together. |
 | | Sometimes the term is incorrectly applied to a small pinnacle of which it is only the termination (see Ep~). |
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