VOUSSOIR


Meaning of VOUSSOIR in English

/vooh swahr"/ , n. Archit.

any of the pieces, in the shape of a truncated wedge, that form an arch or vault.

[ 1325-75; vousor ( i ) e volsoir volsorium, equiv. to * volt ( us ) (for L volutus ), ptp. of volvere to turn + -torium -TORY 2 with tt > s ]

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