Coussinet

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coussinet \Cous"si*net`\ (k??s"s?-n?t`), n. [F., dim. of coussin
     cushion. See {Cushionet}.] (Arch.)
     (a) A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the
         first stone of an arch.
     (b) That part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and
         quarter round, which forms the volute. --Gwilt.


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