- sconcheon arch
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an archway that includes the sconcheons of a door or window.Also, scoinson arch.
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sconcheon arch
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sconcheon arch — noun an arch that supports part of the wall • Syn: ↑scoinson arch • Hypernyms: ↑arch * * * an archway that includes the sconcheons of a door or window. Also, scoinson arch … Useful english dictionary
Sconcheon — Scon cheon, n. (Arch.) A squinch. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sconcheon — Squinch Squinch (skw[i^]nch), n. [Corrupted fr. sconce.] (Arch.) A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; called also {sconce}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scoinson arch — noun an arch that supports part of the wall • Syn: ↑sconcheon arch • Hypernyms: ↑arch * * * ˈskȯin(t)sən noun Etymology: scoinson alteration (influenced by Middle French escoinsson sconcheon) of … Useful english dictionary
scoinson arch — /skoyn seuhn/. See sconcheon arch. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
sconce — Squinch Squinch (skw[i^]nch), n. [Corrupted fr. sconce.] (Arch.) A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; called also {sconce}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squinch — (skw[i^]nch), n. [Corrupted fr. sconce.] (Arch.) A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; called also {sconce}, and {sconcheon}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squinch — squinch1 /skwinch/, n. Archit. a small arch, corbeling, or the like, built across the interior angle between two walls, as in a square tower for supporting the side of a superimposed octagonal spire. [1490 1500; var. of scunch, short for… … Universalium
building — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Architectural structure Nouns 1. edifice, structure, construction. See form, production, architecture. 2. house, home, abode. 3. (types of buildings) A frame, prefab, Quonset hut, ranch house, saltbox,… … English dictionary for students
squinch — I [[t]skwɪntʃ[/t]] n. archit. a small arch, corbeling, etc., built across the interior angle between two walls, as in a square tower for supporting a superimposed octagonal spire • Etymology: 1490–1500; var. of scunch, short for scuncheon < MF … From formal English to slang
