Hypertext Webster Gateway: "squinch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Squinch \Squinch\, n. [Corrupted fr. sconce.] (Arch.)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
squinch
n : a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls
(usually to support a spire)
v 1: crouch down
2: draw back, as with fear [syn: {flinch}, {funk}, {cringe}, {shrink},
{wince}, {recoil}, {quail}]
3: partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten
each other" [syn: {squint}, {cross one's eyes}]
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