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impost

noun

  1. in architecture, a projecting block resting on top of a column or embedded in a wall
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Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpəʊst/ / /ˈɪmpoʊst/

noun

Etymology: From Italian imposta, from Latin imposta.

  1. The top part of a column, pillar, pier, wall, etc. that supports an arch.

    “The outer circle [of Stonehenge] has been formed by a combination of two uprights and an impost; yet each combination of these three stones is detached, and without any connection with the rest, except that of coinciding in the form of a circle.”