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VOUSSOIR (Ger. Wolbestein)

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 219 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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VOUSSOIR (Ger. Wolbestein)

VOUSSOIR (Ger. Wolbestein) , the See also:

French See also:

TERM

term used by architects for the See also:

WEDGE (O. Eng. wecg, a mass of metal, cognate with Dutch wig, wigge, Dan. vaegge, &c.; in Lith. the cognate form outside Teut. is found in wagis, a peg, spigot; there is no connexion with " weigh," " weight," which must be referred to the root wegh, to li

wedge-shaped stones or other material with which the See also:

arch (q.v.) is constructed; the lowest See also:

stone on each See also:

side is termed the See also:

springer (Fr. coussinet sommier) and the upper one at the See also:

CROWN

crown of the arch the See also:

KEYSTONE

keystone (Fr. claveau).

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