Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In architecture, the part of the side of an aperture from the back of the jamb or reveal to the interior of the wall.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) A squinch.
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- noun architecture A
squinch .
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reesetee commented on the word sconcheon
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. Also scuncheon or squinch.
August 1, 2007
seanahan commented on the word sconcheon
Yes, because I've always needed a word to describe that, and now I have one.
August 2, 2007
reesetee commented on the word sconcheon
See? You just never know when you'll need a profoundly obscure word like this.
August 2, 2007
trivet commented on the word sconcheon
It makes me think of a very small scone.
August 2, 2007