'Sconcheon' definitions:
Definition of 'Sconcheon'
From: GCIDE
- Sconcheon \Scon"cheon\, n. (Arch.) A squinch. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'sconcheon'
From: GCIDE
- Squinch \Squinch\ (skw[i^]nch), n. [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. [1913 Webster]