squinch
English
Pronunciation
Noun
squinch (plural squinches)
- (architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
Translations
structure between walls to transition to circular
Verb
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- To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
- 2008 March 15, Gail Collins, “George Speaks, Badly”, in New York Times[1]:
- The president squinched his face and bit his lip and seemed too antsy to stand still.