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noun
A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch or vault.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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History
From French.
