fenton
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of FENTON s. m.
Terme de maçonnerie qui se dit des morceaux de bois que les maçons mettent dans le corps des murs pour soûtenir le plastre des corniches qu'ils y veulent appliquer.
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