finial
Spire's decorative cap
A finial is a decorative element at the top or end of something—the ornament crowning a lamp, bedpost, flagpole, or architectural spire.
Finials often take distinctive shapes: a pinecone, a fleur-de-lis, a ball, a pointed spike.
The term applies wherever a vertical structure needs a finishing touch at its peak: The brass finials on the curtain rod had tarnished.
Tapering architectural peak
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
gable · pediment · cornice · balustrade · column · capital · pilaster · obelisk
Vertical furniture support
- newelRailing's supporting post
- curtain rodBar supporting window fabric
- lampshadeBulb-concealing light diffuser
- clockDevice displaying time
mirror · cabinet · armoire · grandfather clock · staircase · banister · four-poster · canopy bed
Spiny-leaved ornamental plant
- fleur-de-lisStylized heraldic lily motif
- pineappleSpiny-skinned tropical fruit
- flameBurning gas made visible
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
urn · eagle · rosette · ball · arrow · spear · scroll · lotus
Plant's central axis
- terminalAt the endpoint
- ascenderOne moving upward
- serifLetter terminal flourish
- swashWater flowing over ground
stroke · apex · vertex · letterform · calligraphy · flourish · drop cap · illuminated
spire
Tapering architectural peak
minaret · gable · pediment · cornice · balustrade · column · capital · pilaster · obelisk · battlement
bedpost
Vertical furniture support
- newelRailing's supporting post
- curtain rodBar supporting window fabric
- lampshadeBulb-concealing light diffuser
clock · mirror · cabinet · armoire · grandfather clock · staircase · banister · four-poster · canopy bed · dresser
acanthus
Spiny-leaved ornamental plant
- fleur-de-lisStylized heraldic lily motif
- pineappleSpiny-skinned tropical fruit
- flameBurning gas made visible
globe · urn · eagle · rosette · ball · arrow · spear · scroll · lotus · pinecone
stem
Plant's central axis
swash · stroke · apex · vertex · letterform · calligraphy · flourish · drop cap · illuminated · blackletter
staff
Organization's workers collectively
flagstaff · standard · banner · processional · regalia · insignia · orb · crown · bishop · royal
- millworkcrown molding, baseboards, wainscoting, chair rail, molding
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- ornamentationornaments, ornament, ornamentation, ornamental, embellishment
- stairsstair, stairs, treads, steps, staircase
- decorative artsdecorative arts, topiary, enamelwork, applied arts, ornamental design
- typographyletters, font, calligraphy, font design, sans serif
finialbeam
Structural support member
joist · structural support · girder · truss · rafter
- finish lineRace completion marker
- finish offComplete or consume entirely
- finish upBring to completion
- from start to finishEntire duration covered
- to finishBring to an end
- photo finishRace decided by camera