"voussoir" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /vuˈswɑːr/ Forms: voussoirs [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French voussoir, from Old French vosoir, from Vulgar Latin *volsorium, from *volsus, from Latin volvō (“I roll”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|voussoir}} Unadapted borrowing from French voussoir, {{der|en|fro|vosoir}} Old French vosoir, {{der|en|VL.|*volsorium}} Vulgar Latin *volsorium, {{der|en|la|volvō||I roll}} Latin volvō (“I roll”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} voussoir (plural voussoirs)
  1. (architecture) One of a series of wedge-shaped bricks or stones forming an arch or vault. Categories (topical): Architecture Derived forms: voussoired Translations (wedge-shaped brick or stone): клиновиден камък (klinoviden kamǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), dovella [feminine] (Catalan), holvikivi (Finnish), voussoir (French), doela [feminine] (Galician), Keilstein [masculine] (German), Bogenstein [masculine] (German), Bogenstück [neuter] (German), Bogensegment [neuter] (German), kliniec [masculine] (Polish), aduela [feminine] (Portuguese), dovela [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-voussoir-en-noun-eC5lFQwg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: architecture

Noun [French]

IPA: /vu.swaʁ/ Forms: voussoirs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French vosoir, from Vulgar Latin *volsorium, from *volsus, from Latin volvō (“to roll”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|vosoir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French vosoir, {{inh+|fr|fro|vosoir}} Inherited from Old French vosoir, {{der|fr|VL.|*volsorium}} Vulgar Latin *volsorium, {{der|fr|la|volvō||to roll}} Latin volvō (“to roll”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} voussoir m (plural voussoirs)
  1. (architecture) voussoir Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-voussoir-fr-noun-vHAyIm9c Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Topics: architecture

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