sconcheon
[ skon-chuh n ]
/ ˈskɒn tʃən /
noun Architecture.
the reveal of a window or doorway from the frame to the inner face of the wall.
Origin of sconcheon
1325–75; Middle English
sconchon, sconcheon < Old French
escoinson corner, cut angle, derivative of
coin, cuigne angle; see
coin
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