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springer impost impost block shoulder Springstone

The lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs WordNet 3.0

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The lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A springer is an architectural term for the lowest voussoir on each side of an arch. Since it is the bottom-most element of the arch, it is where the arch support terminates at the responds. Wikipedia

In architecture, an impost or impost block is a projecting block resting on top of a column or embedded in a wall, serving as the base for the springer or lowest voussoir of an arch. Wikipedia

The first voussoir of an arch Wikipedia Disambiguation

The bottom-most element of an arch Wikipedia Disambiguation

In architecture, a projecting block resting on top of a column or embedded in a wall Wikidata

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The top part of a column, pillar, pier, wall, etc. that supports an arch. Wiktionary

A stone at the base of an arch (from which the arch springs). Wiktionary

Stone at the base of an arch. Wiktionary (translation)

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stone

architectural element

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arch