NOUN
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
How To Use terminal figure In A Sentence
- A terminal figure at the other end of Queen Mary Street would impress the view by giving something towards which to head.
- Renditions of the heron are common in Celtic art, ranging from simple terminal figures to complex intertwined knotwork.
- The white statuary blockings carved with rosettes above terminal figures headed by a boy's head, each turned slightly differently and headed with ionic capitals which support the blockings.