Word: skew
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: skew
Definition: A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place; a skew-corbel.
Morphemes:
Affix: skew
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place; a skew-corbel.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scūtum
Language: la
Decoded: scutum
Meaning: a shield