VOUSSOIR

voussoir

(noun) wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

voussoir (plural voussoirs)

(architecture) One of a series of wedge-shaped bricks or stones forming an arch or vault.

Source: Wiktionary


Vous`soir", n. Etym: [F., akin to voûte an arch, a vault.] (Arch.)

Definition: One of the wedgelike stones of which an arch is composed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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