A curved framework or arch template used in stonework and architecture, similar to centering; French architectural term.
From French cintre, from Latin centrum. A direct adoption from French architectural terminology used in English architecture and masonry.
In old architecture books, 'cintre' shows up as a French loanword—masons used it to describe the temporary wooden structures that held up stone arches during construction.
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