'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]

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