sconcheon
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sconcheon
orscontion
n
(Building) another name for scoinson
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scon•cheon
(ˈskɒn tʃən)also scuncheon,
n.
the reveal of a window or doorway from the frame to the inner face of the wall.
[1325–75; Middle English sconchon, sconcheon < Old French escoinson corner, cut angle, derivative of coin, cuigne angle; see coin]
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