Plural of fulmen; a type of ornamental molding or architectural detail with a thunderbolt or lightning motif.
From Latin fulmina, plural of fulmen meaning 'thunderbolt' or 'lightning.' The Latin root fulmen comes from fulgere, meaning 'to shine' or 'to flash,' and was used in Roman architecture to describe decorative elements.
Ancient Romans were so fascinated by thunderbolts that they made them into decorative patterns on buildings—it's like they wanted to capture the power of lightning and keep it frozen in stone forever.
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