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51skew arch — skew′ arch n. bui archit. an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face • Etymology: 1835–45 …
52skew-whiff — ► ADVERB & ADJECTIVE informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ not straight; askew …
53skew arch — n. an arch with jambs not at right angles with the face, as in a vault or tunnel which narrows or widens from its opening …
54skew lines — n. Math. two or more lines that lie in different planes, are not parallel, and do not intersect …
55skew polygon — n. the figure formed by joining four or more points, not all in one plane, by the same number of lines …
56skew|back — «SKYOO BAK», noun. 1. a sloping surface against which the end of an arch rests: »This skewback bearing is intended to support the end reactions of a road bridge... (New Science). 2. a stone, course of masonry, iron plate, or the like, with such a …
57skew|bald — «SKYOO BLD», adjective, noun. –adj. (of horses) irregularly marked with patches of white, brown, or red. –n. a skewbald horse: »Crompton, on his skewbald, was the only scorer (London Times). ╂[Middle English skewed. Compare etym. under piebald.… …
58skew|er|wood — «SKYOO uhr WUD», noun. = spindle tree. (Cf. ↑spindle tree) …
59skew|whiff — «SKYOO HWIHF», adjective, adverb. British Dialect. askew; awry …
60Skew arch — A skew arch (also known as an oblique arch) is a method of construction that enables an arch bridge to span an obstacle at some angle other than a right angle. This results in the faces of the arch not being perpendicular to its abutments and its …
