SKEWBACK


Meaning of SKEWBACK in English

— skewbacked , adj.

/skyooh"bak'/ , n. Archit.

1. a sloping surface against which the end of an arch rests.

2. a stone, course of masonry, or the like, presenting such a surface.

[ 1695-1705; SKEW + BACK 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .