Home › Words › A › alfizalfizalfiz means in Mozarabic architecture, moulding which encloses the outward side of an arch.EtymologyBorrowed from Spanish alfiz, from Andalusian Arabic الحِيْز (alḥíz), from Arabic حَيِّز (ḥayyiz).nounIn Mozarabic architecture, moulding which encloses the outward side of an arch.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.archivolt 55% match — An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch. vs alfiz →ajimez 55% match — A bifora, in Spanish Moorish architecture. vs alfiz →alcazar 55% match — Any Moorish fortress in Spain. vs alfiz →archmould 53% match — A plastic moulding that surrounds and protects the wheel arch of a car. vs alfiz →aliz 53% match — A clay-based earthen plaster. vs alfiz →alhambraic 52% match — Synonym of Alhambresque. vs alfiz →alhambresque 51% match — Made or decorated in the style of the Alhambra, an Islamic or Moorish-style palace in Granada, Spaim. vs alfiz →extrados 51% match — The outer or upper curve of an arch. vs alfiz →