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SKEWBACK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- skewback
1, record 1, English, skewback
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- springer 2, record 1, English, springer
correct
- summer 2, record 1, English, summer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The lower voussoir, or bottom stone of an arch, which lies immediately on an impost. 2, record 1, English, - skewback
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A course of masonry, a stone, or an iron plate having an inclined face against which the voussoirs of a segmental arch abut. 3, record 1, English, - skewback
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
The stone, or course of stones, providing [the sloping surface of an abutment which receives the thrust of an arch]. 2, record 1, English, - skewback
Record 1, Key term(s)
- skewback stone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sommier
1, record 1, French, sommier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coussinet 2, record 1, French, coussinet
correct, masculine noun
- abaque 2, record 1, French, abaque
see observation, masculine noun
- oreiller 2, record 1, French, oreiller
see observation, masculine noun
- tailloir 2, record 1, French, tailloir
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pierre taillée disposée à plat sur un pilier ou un piédroit et recevant sur un lit en coupe, c'est-à-dire oblique, la charge d'une architrave, d'une plate-bande ou d'un arc. 3, record 1, French, - sommier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Première pierre ou première assise de pierres composant la base de la retombée d'un arc ou d'une voûte; le lit inférieur du sommier est toujours horizontal, mais son lit supérieur peut être incliné pour recevoir la retombée. 2, record 1, French, - sommier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Coussinet [...] Synonyme : sommier, et parfois abaque, oreiller, tailloir. 2, record 1, French, - sommier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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