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sconcheon |
2 definitions found 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}.
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