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Definition of nook-shaft in English:

nook-shaft

noun

Architecture

  • In Romanesque and Gothic architecture: a shaft set in the angle formed by the orders of a compound pier or arch or in the jambs of a doorway or window.

Pronunciation

nook-shaft

/ˈnʊkʃɑːft/ /ˈnʊkʃaft/

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Willis (1800–1875), engineer and architectural historian. From nook + shaft.