| 单词 | squinch |
| 释义 | squinch squinch1 /skwinch/, n. Archit. a small arch, corbeling, or the like, built across the interior angle between two walls, as in a square tower for supporting the side of a superimposed octagonal spire. [1490-1500; var. of scunch, short for scuncheon, ME sconch(e)on < MF escoinson, esconchon; see SCONCHEON] squinch2 /skwinch/, v.t. 1. to contort (the features) or squint. 2. to squeeze together or contract. v.i. 3. to squeeze together or crouch down, as to fit into a smaller space. [1830-40; orig. uncert.; cf. SQUINT] |
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