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A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch.

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  1. n. A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch.
  2. n. That part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute.
  3. (a) A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch. (b) That part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute. Gwilt.
  4. n. A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch. n. That part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute.