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DictionarySeekneelerKneestone
KneestoneA stone which is sloped on top and flat on the bottom that supports inclined coping on the side of a gable, or a stone that breaks the horizontal joint pattern to begin the curve of an arch.kneeler, kneestone, skew kneeler, 1: K 1. A building stone which is sloped on top and flat on the bottom, as the stone that supports inclined coping on the slope of a gable. Also see footstone; gable springer. 2. The stone that breaks the horizontal-vertical unit-and-joint pattern of a normal masonry wall to begin the curve or angle of an arch or vault. |