dosseret

noun

dos·​se·​ret

¦däsə¦ret

plural -s

: a clearly defined block resting on the capital of a column and serving as an extra impost in Byzantine and Romanesque architecture

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, small dosser, diminutive of dossier

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