sconcheon
[ skon-chuh n ]
/ ˈskɒn tʃən /
noun Architecture.
the reveal of a window or doorway from the frame to the inner face of the wall.
Nearby words
- scolopendrium,
- scombrid,
- scombroid,
- scombroid poisoning,
- sconce,
- sconcheon arch,
- scone,
- scooby doo,
- scooch,
- scoop
Origin of sconcheon
1325–75; Middle English sconchon, sconcheon < Old French escoinson corner, cut angle, derivative of coin, cuigne angle; see coin
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