{ } a. [ L. fastigium gable end, top, height, summit. ] 1. Narrowing towards the top. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Clustered, parallel, and upright, as the branches of the Lombardy poplar; pointed. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) United into a conical bundle, or into a bundle with an enlarged head, like a sheaf of wheat. [ 1913 Webster ]