单词 | squinch |
释义 | squinch 1 (skwĭnch) n. A structure, such as a section of vaulting or corbeling, set diagonally across the interior angle between two walls to provide a transition from a square to a polygonal or more nearly circular base on which to construct a dome. [Alteration of scuncheon, from Middle English sconchon, from Old French escoinson : es-, out of (from Latin ex-; see EX-) + coin, angle, wedge; see COIN.] squinch1 |
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