Definition of "squinches" []

• Plural form of squinch. (noun)

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• ""squinches" or "trompettes", and then raising the dome on the octagon, by filling in the obtuse angles of the figure with rudimentary pendentives or faced corbelling."
• "She squinches her eyes shut and holds him, takes in the scent of him, feels the warmth of his chest on her cheek."
• "He doesn't look threatening — just kind of lounging against the side of his car, smoking a cigarette, wearing those reflective sunglasses that you hate because you can see yourself when you talk to the person wearing them and it disarms you, the way your face squinches up and you look so fake, like you're trying too hard."