voussoir

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French voussoir, from Old French vosoir, from Vulgar Latin *volsorium, from *volsus, from Latin volvō (“to roll”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vuˈswɑːr/ === Noun === voussoir (plural voussoirs) (architecture) One of a series of wedge-shaped bricks or stones forming an arch or vault. [from 1728] ==== Derived terms ==== voussoired ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === voussoir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French vosoir, from Vulgar Latin *volsorium, from *volsus, from Latin volvō (“to roll”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vu.swaʁ/ === Noun === voussoir m (plural voussoirs) (architecture) voussoir === Further reading === “voussoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012