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scoinson Arch. (ˈskɔɪnsən) [Refashioned form of scuncheon, after its source, OF. escoin{cced}on.] Used attrib. in scoinson arch = rear-arch; also in scoinson shaft.1842 Willis Arch. Nomencl. Mid. Ages 57 The ‘pilastres des écoinsons’ of Roubo, correspond exactly in position to the mediæval 'scoinson...
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scuncheon
scuncheon Arch. (ˈskʌnʃən) Forms: 4 scochon, 5 sqwynchun, sconchon, scouchon, skonchon(e, skochyn, skownsiom, sconcheon, 8 skimshion, 9 scuncheon, (scontion, scuntion, scunchen). [a. OF. escoinson, also written escochon, escouchon (mod.F. écoinson), app. f. es- ex- + coin angle. Cf. the later form s...
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List of architectural vaults
internal hood of a doorway or window to which a splay has been given on the reveal, sometimes the vaulting surface is terminated by a small rib known as the scoinson rib, and a further development is given by angle shafts carrying this rib, known as scoinson shafts.
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