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