(Arch.) A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch.
Coussinet
Coussinet
The stone placed on the impost of a pier to receive the first stone of an arch.
coussinet
1. The stone which is placed on the impost of a pier to receive the first stone of an arch. 2. The part of the front of an Ionic capital between the abacus and echinus.MedicalSeearchFinancialSeeARCH