squinch.
A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
Meaning & usage
A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of earlier scunch (“back part of the side of an opening”), short for scuncheon.
To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Probably blend of squint + pinch. Compare squink-eyed, variant of squint-eyed, so perhaps it is at least partly an altered form of squint.
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