squinch
Meanings
noun
- 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.
verb
- To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Alteration of earlier scunch (“back part of the side of an opening”), short for scuncheon.
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