Squinch

[skwintʃ]

解释:

(noun.) a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire).

(verb.) crouch down.

校对:米利森特--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) 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.

埃尔莎整理

解释:

n. a small stone arch or series of arches across an interior angle of a square tower to support the sides of an octagonal spire.

校对:特伦斯