Definition of impost

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Impost (n.) The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests..

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Coussinet :: Coussinet (n.) A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch.
Sham :: Sham (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug..
Impostury :: Impostury (n.) Imposture.
Impostress :: Impostress (n.) Alt. of Impostri.
Trething :: Trething (n.) A tax; an impost.
Mocker :: Mocker (n.) A deceiver; an impostor.
Humbug :: Humbug (n.) One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
Imposthumate :: Imposthumate (v. t.) To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess.
Mumper :: Mumper (n.) A beggar; a begging impostor.
Imposthumation :: Imposthumation (n.) The act of forming an abscess; state of being inflamed; suppuration.
Impostrous :: Impostrous (n.) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
Hanse :: Hanse (n.) That part of an elliptical or many-centered arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.
Juggle :: Juggle (v. i.) To practice artifice or imposture.
Jugglery :: "Jugglery (n.) Trickery; imposture; as, political jugglery..
Impost :: Impost (n.) The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests..
Impostured :: Impostured (a.) Done by imposture.
Imposture :: Imposture (n.) The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
Impostorship :: Impostorship (n.) The condition, character, or practice of an impostor..
Springer :: Springer (n.) The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer..
Circumvention :: Circumvention (n.) The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion..
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