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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">springers</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>voussoirs</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>reins</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>springer</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>springing</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>springing lines</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The lower voussoirs, or bottom stones of an arch or vault from which the curve of the arch or vault begins. Springers rest immediately on an impost. ]]></note></mads>