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Voussoir   Listen
noun
Voussoir  n.  (Arch.) One of the wedgelike stones of which an arch is composed.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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... that have been removed or discovered in the course of various restorations. A small Norman scalloped capital, another of Early English workmanship and a voussoir showing the Norman zig-zag or chevron are interesting relics of structures earlier than anything now existing, while a number of the decayed statues from the tower find here a dark and damp repose very different from the airy outlook ...
— Bell's Cathedrals: The Churches of Coventry - A Short History of the City and Its Medieval Remains • Frederic W. Woodhouse



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