Voussoir

2 definitions found

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

  Voussoir \Vous`soir"\, n. [F., akin to vo[^u]te an arch, a
     vault.] (Arch.)
     One of the wedgelike stones of which an arch is composed.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  voussoir
       n : wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an
           arch or vault