SPANDREL


Meaning of SPANDREL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also span·dril ˈspan-drəl

Etymology: Middle English spandrell, from Anglo-French spaunder, from espandre to spread out — more at spawn

Date: 15th century

1. : the sometimes ornamented space between the right or left exterior curve of an arch and an enclosing right angle

2. : the triangular space beneath the string of a stair

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