Definition of arch

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Arch (n.) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed..

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Hagiarchy :: Hagiarchy (n.) A sacred government; by holy orders of men.
Lichenin :: Lichenin (n.) A substance isomeric with starch, extracted from several species of moss and lichen, esp. from Iceland moss..
Archaeologic :: Archaeologic () Alt. of Archaeologica.
Deed :: Deed (v. t.) A sealed instrument in writing, on paper or parchment, duly executed and delivered, containing some transfer, bargain, or contract..
Adze :: Adze (n.) A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood..
Matriarchal :: Matriarchal (a.) Of or pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch.
Vanguard :: Vanguard (n.) The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van.
Parchesi :: Parchesi (n.) See Pachisi.
Synartesis :: Synarchy (n.) Joint rule or sovereignity.
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death..
Dinarchy :: Dinarchy (n.) See Diarchy.
Parch :: Parch (v. t.) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever..
Exarchate :: Exarchate (n.) The office or the province of an exarch.
Center :: Center (n.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
Farina :: Farina (n.) A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery..
Ogive :: Ogive (n.) The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.
Tamarack :: Tamarack (n.) The American larch; also, the larch of Oregon and British Columbia (Larix occidentalis). See Hackmatack, and Larch..
Foil :: Foil (n.) The space between the cusps in Gothic architecture; a rounded or leaflike ornament, in windows, niches, etc. A group of foils is called trefoil, quatrefoil, quinquefoil, etc., according to the number of arcs of which it is composed..
Roach :: Roach (n.) A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit..
Rummage :: Rummage (n.) A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over..
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