sconcheon

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sconcheon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sconcheon \Scon"cheon\, n. (Arch.)
     A squinch.
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  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.
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