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spandrel

span·drel [ spándrəl ] (plural span·drels) or span·dril [ spándrəl ] (plural span·drils)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. space between one arch and another: the triangular space between the right or left exterior curve of an arch and the framework of another arch

2. space between two arches and cornice: the area between two arches and a horizontal cornice above them

[15th century. Origin ?]
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