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impost


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noun

Definition of IMPOST

: a block, capital, or molding from which an arch springs — see arch illustration

Origin of IMPOST

French imposte, ultimately from Latin impositus
First Known Use: 1664

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

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