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squinched
 squinch1squinch 1 S0686000 (skwĭnch)n. A structure, such as a section of vaulting or corbeling, set diagonally across the interior angle between two walls to provide a transition from a square to a polygonal or more nearly circular base on which to construct a dome.
[Alteration of scuncheon, from Middle English sconchon, from Old French escoinson : es-, out of (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + coin, angle, wedge; see coin.]
squinch 2 S0686000 (skwĭnch)tr.v. squinched, squinch·ing, squinch·es To squeeze, twist, or draw together: squinched her eyes shut.
[Alteration of squint.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | squinched - having eyes half closed in order to see better; "squinched eyes"squintingshut, closed - used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" |
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