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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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ORCHESTRATION
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