Spandrel

2 definitions found

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

  Spandrel \Span"drel\, n. [From {Span}.]
     1. (Arch.) The irregular triangular space between the curve
        of an arch and the inclosing right angle; or the space
        between the outer moldings of two contiguous arches and a
        horizontal line above them, or another arch above and
        inclosing them.


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     2. A narrow mat or passe partout for a picture. [Cant]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spandrel
       n : an approximately triangular surface area between two
           adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them [syn:
            {spandril}]