- skewback
- noun Date: 1703 a course of masonry, a stone, or an iron plate having an inclined face against which the voussoirs of an arch abut
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
skewback
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skewback — [skyo͞o′bak΄] n. 1. the slanting surface supporting either end of a segmental arch 2. a supporting piece, as a stone, with such a surface … English World dictionary
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skewback — noun The side of an arch … Wiktionary
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skewback — skew•back [[t]ˈskyuˌbæk[/t]] n. archit. bui a sloping surface against which the end of an arch rests • Etymology: 1695–1705 … From formal English to slang
skewback — /ˈskjubæk/ (say skyoohbak) noun 1. a sloping surface against which the end of an arch rests. 2. a stone, course of masonry, or the like, presenting such a surface. {skew + back1} …
skewback — n. the sloping face of the abutment on which an extremity of an arch rests … Useful english dictionary
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