SQUINCHED

squinched, squinting

(adjective) having eyes half closed in order to see better; “squinched eyes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

squinched

simple past tense and past participle of squinch

Source: Wiktionary


SQUINCH

Squinch, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. sconce.] (Arch.)

Definition: A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 January 2025

MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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