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Squinch

Squinch Meaning & Definition
Squinch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Squinch?

[n] a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
[v] partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other"
[v] draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
[v] crouch down

Synonyms | Synonyms for Squinch: cringe | cross one's eyes | flinch | funk | quail | recoil | shrink | squint | wince

Related Terms | Find terms related to Squinch:

See Also | arch | bend | bow | crouch | grimace | make a face | move | pull a face | retract | shrink back | stoop | trumpet arch

Squinch In Webster's Dictionary

\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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