| 单词 | squinch |
| 释义 | squinch1[ skwinch ] / skwɪntʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR squinch ON THESAURUS.COM noun Architecture.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. Origin of squinch11490–1500; variant of scunch, short for scuncheon,Middle English sconch(e)on<Middle French escoinson, esconchon;see sconcheon Words nearby squinchsquill, squilla, squillagee, squillion, squinancy, squinch, squinny, squint, squint-eyed, squinting modifier, squinty Definition for squinch (2 of 2)squinch2 [ skwinch ] / skwɪntʃ / verb (used with object)to contort (the features) or squint. to squeeze together or contract. verb (used without object)to squeeze together or crouch down, as to fit into a smaller space. Origin of squinch21830–40; origin uncertain; cf. squint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for squinchBritish Dictionary definitions for squinchsquinch / (skwɪntʃ) / nouna small arch, corbelling, etc, across an internal corner of a tower, used to support a superstructure such as a spireAlso called: squinch arch Word Origin for squinchC15: from obsolete scunch, from Middle English sconcheon, from Old French escoinson, from es- ex- 1 + coin corner Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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