Squinch

n.

1.

(Arch.) A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; - called also sconce, and sconcheon.

Noun	1.	squinch - a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
Verb	1.	squinch - crouch down
	2.	squinch - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" Synonyms: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, wince, shrink
	3.	squinch - partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other" Synonyms: cross one's eyes, squint

bend, bow, crouch, stoop