squinch
squinch1 / skwinch/ • n. a straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower to carry a superstructure such as a dome.squinch2 • v. [tr.] tense up the muscles of (one's eyes or face): Gina squinched her face up. ∎ [intr.] (of a person's eyes) narrow so as to be almost closed, typically in reaction to strong light: he flicked on the light, which made my eyes squinch up. ∎ [intr.] crouch down in order to make oneself seem smaller or to occupy less space: I squinched down under the sheet.
squinch
squinch (archit.) †stone cut for a scuncheon XV; support constructed across an angle XIX. Shortening of SCUNCHEON
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