impost block

American  

noun

1. dosseret.

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Etymology

Origin of impost block

First recorded in 1900–05

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Example Sentences

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impost block

This type of arcade or window is found in early German work, except that, as a rule, there is a capital under the impost block.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

Here the classic form is accurately adhered to, but, as the curved abacus was unsuitable to the arch, a large splayed abacus or impost block is placed above the capital.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen

In the palace of Diocletian at Spalato the principal street had an arcade on either side, the arches of which rested direct on the capital without any intervening entablature or impost block.

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

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