spandrel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: spandrel	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for spandrel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spandrel n an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them Synonym(s): spandrel, spandril
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spandrel \Span"drel\, n. [From {Span}.] 1. (Arch.) The irregular triangular space between the curve of an arch and the inclosing right angle; or the space between the outer moldings of two contiguous arches and a horizontal line above them, or another arch above and inclosing them. 2. A narrow mat or passe partout for a picture. [Cant]