单词 | crossette |
释义 | crossetten. Architecture. A projection or ear in the architrave or casing around a door- or window-opening, at the junction of the jamb and head; also a shoulder or ledged projection in the voussoir of a built-up architrave or flat arch, which rests in a corresponding recess in the adjoining voussoir and strengthens the construction; see quot. 1819. ΚΠ 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Crosette,..the returns in the corners of..door cases or window-frames. 1819 P. Nicholson Archit. Dict. I. 303 Crosettes, in the decorations of apertures, the trusses or consoles on the flanks of the architrave, under the cornice. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 959 Crossettes,..the small projecting pieces..in arch stones, which hang upon the adjacent stones. 1858 in Dict. Archit. (Archit. Publ. Soc.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1736 |
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