Sconcheon

2 definitions found

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

  Sconcheon \Scon"cheon\, n. (Arch.)
     A squinch.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  Squinch \Squinch\ (skw[i^]nch), n. [Corrupted fr. sconce.]
     (Arch.)
     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}.
     [1913 Webster]