anthemion

Ancient Greek

anthemion (plural anthemions or anthemia)

1. An ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.
   • 2008 June 22, Christopher Gray, “Brooklyn’s Stately Esplanade”, in New York Times‎:

     Mr. Moore ran copper cresting in the form of anthemion leaves around the top of a bay window on the side of the house, and he put low, curved eyebrow dormers on either side of the third-floor gable.

• hematinon

Borrowed from Greek ανθέμιου (anthémiou).

• IPA^(key): /anˈtɛ.mjɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmjɔn
• Syllabification: an‧the‧mion

anthemion m inan

1. (architecture, art) Alternative spelling of antemion

• anthemion in Polish dictionaries at PWN