Meaning Of The Word Squinch

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squinch in American English 1
an interior corner support, as a small arch, corbeling, or lintel, supporting a weight, as of a spire, resting upon it
noun: a small arch, corbeling, or the like, built across the interior angle between two walls, as in a square tower for supporting the side of a superimposed octagonal spire

squinch in American English 2
to squint (the eyes)
to squint, pucker, or contort
intransitive verb: to squeeze together or crouch down, as to fit into a smaller space
transitive verb: to contort (the features) or squint

squinch in British English 1
noun: a small arch, corbelling, etc, across an internal corner of a tower, used to support a superstructure such as a spire

squinch in British English 2
verb: to contort (the face) slightly

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