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dosseret

American

[dos-uh-ret] / ˌdɒs əˈrɛt /

noun

Architecture.

a supplementary capital or thickened abacus, as in Byzantine architecture.

Etymology

Origin of dosseret

1860–65; < French, diminutive of dossier dosser ¹

Example Sentences

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From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2013

In later examples, when the aisles were vaulted, the dosseret served a still more important purpose, in carrying the springing of the vaults.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

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