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squinch的意思

squinch

英 [skwn(t)] 美 [skwnt]
  • n. [建] 内角拱;[建] 突角拱;对角斜拱

squinch

英文词源


squinch (v.)
1840 (transitive), of faces; intransitive use from 1843. Perhaps related to squinch "narrow opening in a building" (c. 1600). Also compare squink-eyed (1630s), variant of squint-eyed, so perhaps it is at least partly an altered form of squint. Related: Squinched; squinching.