Cresting

/kɹˈɛstɪŋ/

/ˈkɹɛstɪŋ/

Cresting

decorative ornamental elements, such as finials or small sculptures, often found along the ridge or top edge of a roof or wall, adding visual interest and architectural detail

Examples

1. It was part of the cresting of the anti-Vietnam War movement in the late '60s and early '70s.

2. In nineteen forty-seven, the flagpole and the roof crestings were removed and the famous face of the building so loved by many New Yorkers was slowly becoming a bastardized version of itself.