English to English
squinch
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noun (n)
- a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- crouch down(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
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