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squinch
noun
an interior corner support, as a small arch, corbeling, or lintel, supporting a weight, as of a spire, resting upon it
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transitive verb
- to squint (the eyes)
- to pucker or screw up (the face, nose, brow, etc.)
- to squeeze or compress
intransitive verb
- to squint, pucker, or contort
- to crouch down or draw oneself together so as to seem smaller
- to flinch
See squinch in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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