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skewback

[skyoo-bak]

noun Architecture.

a sloping surface against which the end of an arch rests.

a stone, course of masonry, or the like, presenting such a surface.

Origin:
1695–1705; skew + back¹

Related forms

skew·backed, adjective

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the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof

the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one; any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly

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skewback (ˈskjuːˌbæk)

—n
1.	the sloping surface on both sides of a segmental arch that takes the thrust
2.	one or more stones that provide such a surface

'skewbacked

—*adj*

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