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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
voussoir /ˈvuːswɑː/

▶noun Architecture a wedge-shaped or tapered stone used to construct an arch.

– origin C18: via Fr. from pop. L. volsorium, based on L. volvere ‘to roll’.

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