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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Sconcheon \Scon"cheon\, n. (Arch.)
A squinch.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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
sconcheon.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sconcheon \Scon"cheon\, n. (Arch.)
A squinch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Squinch \Squinch\, 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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
sconcheon
n.
(lb en architecture) A squinch.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
sconcheon
n.
(lb en architecture) A squinch.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
sconcheon
n.
(lb en architecture) A squinch.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
sconcheon
n.
(lb en architecture) A squinch.
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