cantel
9.9
The corner that sticks out where two parts of a building meet
- noun
- Archaic
:
esquina
- Workers carefully restored the damaged cantel of the historic building.
Examples
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Rainwater collected at the cantel where the two walls met.
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The cantel of the roof was beautifully designed.
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The old statue had a crack along its cantel after the earthquake.
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Can you see the cantels on that building?
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The workers carefully restored the damaged cantel of the historic building.
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Rainwater collected at the cantel where the two walls met.
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The cantel of the roof was beautifully designed.
Synonyms
corner
vscantel
∞
1.0
The place where two walls or edges meet
focuses on a border that often projects rather than only the meeting point
projection
vscantel
7
4.6
A part that sticks out from a surface like a balcony
refers to a border or meeting point that often projects outward
Antonyms
How Projecting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cantel comes from an old word for a 'corner' or 'edge', which explains why it can mean the projecting 'corner' or edge of a building or object.