瓦當 wǎdàng
edition published: 2020-01-25
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wadang 瓦當 瓦当 wǎdàng wa-tang tile ends (lit.) barrel tile ends eave-end tile[^1][^2] [...] [...] 368 https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000110

[^1: Type of barrel tile (筒瓦 tongwa) used to cap the end of a line of covering tiles at the eaves.

瓦當的本意是瓦頭.現指 筒瓦 的一種，剖面如 "┍—",作為蓋瓦用於檐頭以遮擋檐部.如明 清的 "勾頭".在清代文獻中，"瓦當"似通常專指秦 漢等較早時期的瓦當.]

[^2: 勾頭 gōutóu

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