Definition of nook-shaft in English:
nook-shaft
noun
ArchitectureIn 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.
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