noun
- wedge-shaped stones that form an arch or vault
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The mason carefully positioned each voussoir to complete the stone arch.
- Medieval cathedrals feature elaborate voussoirs in their Gothic arches.
- The keystone is the central voussoir that locks the arch in place.
- Skilled craftsmen carved decorative patterns into the limestone voussoirs.
- The bridge’s voussoirs were cut from local quarried stone.
- Each voussoir must be precisely shaped to distribute weight evenly.