Definitions for voussoirvuˈswɑr
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vous•soirvuˈswɑr(n.)
any of the pieces in the shape of a truncated wedge that form an arch or vault.
Category: Architecture
Origin of voussoir:
1325–75; < F; r. ME vousor(i)e < AF; OF volsoir < VL *volsōrium=*volt(us) (for L volūtus), ptp. of volvere to turn +-tōrium -tory2
Princeton's WordNet
voussoir(noun)
wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault
Wiktionary
voussoir(Noun)
One of a series of wedge-shaped bricks forming an arch or vault.
Webster Dictionary
Voussoir(noun)
one of the wedgelike stones of which an arch is composed
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