鐙あぶみ瓦がわら

noun

eave-end roof tile with pendant

Archaic architectural term for a specific type of eave-end tile consisting of a convex semi-cylindrical body and a decorative pendant; compare 軒丸瓦.

See also: 軒丸瓦

• 古ふるい寺じ院いんの軒のき先さきには、鐙あぶみ瓦がわらと呼よばれる装そう飾しょく瓦がわらが使つかわれていた。

  Decorative tiles called abumigawara were used on the eaves of old temples.