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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 acroterium
 山牆飾物底座

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ac·ro·te·ri·um n.; pl. Acroteria   Arch. (a) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture. --J. H. Parker. (b) One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
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