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/i skon"seuhn/, n.sconcheon.
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esconson — es·con·son … English syllables
esconson — ə̇ˈskän(t)sən noun ( s) Etymology: French écoinçon, écoinson, from Middle French escoinson more at sconcheon : a jamb shaft in the inside arris of a window jamb * * * /i skon seuhn/, n. sconcheon … Useful english dictionary
sconcheon — /skon cheuhn/, n. Archit. the reveal of a window or doorway from the frame to the inner face of the wall. Also, scuncheon, esconson. [1325 75; ME sconchon, sconcheon < OF escoinson corner, cut angle, deriv. of coin, cuigne angle; see COIN] * * * … Universalium
jamb shaft — noun : a free or engaged column decorating the jamb of a door opening or window opening (as in medieval architecture) see esconson … Useful english dictionary
