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has gloss	(noun) the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs impost, springer
has gloss	eng: A springer is an architectural term for the lowest voussoir on each side of an arch. Since it is the bottom most element of the arch, it is where the arch support terminates at the responds. It rests on the impost or pier of the arch, that is, the topmost part of the abutment, from which the arch arises.
lexicalization	eng: impost
lexicalization	eng: springer
subclass of	(noun) building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site" stone

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part of	(noun) (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it arch
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similar	e/Springer (architecture)