acroter

English

Etymology

From French acrotère. Doublet of acroterium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈækɹətə(ɹ)/

Noun

acroter (plural acroters)

(architecture) An acroterium.
- 2007, Galila El Kadi, Alain Bonnamy, Architecture for the Dead : Cairo's Medieval Necropolis, page 191:
  It is a very elegant building, with four supporting Tuscan columns on pedestals, a cornice with a carved wooden valance, and an acroter with square pear-shaped balusters continuing round to the outer wall

References

“acroter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Carreto, Cerrato, Creator, creator, reactor

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