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Webster 1913 Edition

Squinch

Squinch

(skwĭnch)
,
Noun.
[Corrupted fr.
sconce
.]
(Arch.)
A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; – called also
sconce
, and
sconcheon
.

Definition 2024

squinch

squinch

English

Noun

squinch ‎(plural squinches)

  1. (architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure; as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.

Translations

Verb

squinch ‎(third-person singular simple present squinches, present participle squinching, simple past and past participle squinched)

  1. to scrunch up (one's face)
    • 2008 March 15, Gail Collins, “George Speaks, Badly”, in New York Times:
      The president squinched his face and bit his lip and seemed too antsy to stand still.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪntʃ

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