squinch

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
动词 v.
  1. To scrunch up (one's face, etc.). transitive
    — The president squinched his face and bit his lip and seemed too antsy to stand still.

词形变化

squinches plural squinches present,singular,third-person squinching participle,present squinched participle,past squinched past

词源

词源 1
Alteration of earlier scunch (“back part of the side of an opening”), short for scuncheon.
词源 2
Uncertain. Probably blend of squint + pinch. Compare squink-eyed, variant of squint-eyed, so perhaps it is at least partly an altered form of squint.
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