Look up: Impost

1. Impost
   In architecture an impost is the top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests. The impost is called continuous, if the mouldings of the arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a break.
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2. Impost
   Wall bracket to support arch.
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3. Impost
   wall bracket to support arch
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4. Impost
   Bracket in a wall, often moulded, on which the end of an arch rests.
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5. impost
   the moulding on which the end of an arch rests
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6. Impost
   The upper element of an abutment or pier which supports an arch barrel or other superstructure.
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7. Impost
   projection marking the point from which the arch springs from its support. (Illustration)
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8. Impost
   Im'post noun [ Old French impost , French impot , Late Latin impostus , from Latin impostus , past participle of imponere to impose. See Impone .] 1. That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or...
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9. Impost
   • (n.) That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country. • (n.) The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests.
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10. impost
    impost Related word families intertwined with 'to place, placing, to put; to add; to stay; to attach' word units: fix-; prosth-; stato-; the-, thes-.
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11. Impost
    A tax or tariff. (This is not a commonly used word.)
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12. impost
    
    • money collected under a tariff
    • the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs
    
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13. Impost
    Weight carried or assigned.
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14. Impost
    (architecture) In architecture, an `impost` is a projecting block resting on top of a column or embedded in a wall, serving as the base of an arch.<ref name=klein1>--> See also: References:
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