English Explanatory Dictionary

coussinet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch or vault.
  2. Part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute.

Word forms

coussinet coussinets

Etymology

From French.

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