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noun

Squinch n. (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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Squinch" : move, recoil, funk, retract, wince, bow, arch, shrink back, make a face, grimace, crouch, stoop, quail, trumpet arch, pull a face, squint, flinch, bend, cringe