| Pinnacle (pinnacle) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pin"na*cle |
| [OE. pinacle,
F. pinacle, L. pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle,
feather. See Pin a peg.] |
An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small
spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a
proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like.
Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is
necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc.
Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty
peak; a pointed summit.
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| Pinnacle (pinnacle) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Pin"na*cle |
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To build or furnish with a pinnacle or
pinnacles.
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