MEANING
An arch, niche, or projecting construction spanning the corner of a square room to support a dome or similar structure above.
Use it for
Corner-spanning supports, transitions beneath domes, describing an arched niche above a room corner.
Words that belong together
- corner squinch
- squinch arches
- dome on squinches
On the page
An arch across each corner formed a squinch beneath the dome.
The squinch cast a deep triangular shadow above the doorway.
The guide pointed out the decorated niche of the nearest squinch.
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- squinch
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular squinch; plural squinches. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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