SPANDREL


Meaning of SPANDREL in English

noun a narrow mat or passe partout for a picture.

2. spandrel ·noun the irregular triangular space between the curve of an arch and the inclosing right angle; or the space between the outer moldings of two contiguous arches and a horizontal line above them, or another arch above and inclosing them.

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