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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Gothicism :: Gothicism (n.) Conformity to the Gothic style of architecture.
Archimage :: Archimage (n.) Alt. of Archimagu.
Groper :: Groper (n.) One who gropes; one who feels his way in the dark, or searches by feeling..
Ascham :: Ascham (n.) A sort of cupboard, or case, to contain bows and other implements of archery..
Crucial :: Crucial (a.) Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test..
Trudge :: Trudge (v. i.) To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily.
Symmetral :: Symbranchii (n. pl.) An order of slender eel-like fishes having the gill openings confluent beneath the neck. The pectoral arch is generally attached to the skull, and the entire margin of the upper jaw is formed by the premaxillary. Called also Symbranchia..
Archetype :: Archetype (n.) The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted.
Diadem :: Diadem (n.) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center..
Romanesque :: Romanesque (a.) Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th..
Bowyer :: Bowyer (n.) An archer; one who uses bow.
March :: March (v. t.) TO cause to move with regular steps in the manner of a soldier; to cause to move in military array, or in a body, as troops; to cause to advance in a steady, regular, or stately manner; to cause to go by peremptory command, or by force..
Unkingship :: Unkingship (n.) The quality or condition of being unkinged; abolition of monarchy.
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state..
Quaint :: Quaint (a.) Curious and fanciful; affected; odd; whimsical; antique; archaic; singular; unusual; as, quaint architecture; a quaint expression..
Arch :: Arch (a.) Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad..
Weary :: Weary (superl.) Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick; -- with of before the cause; as, weary of marching, or of confinement; weary of study..
Costean :: Costean (v. i.) To search after lodes. See Costeaning.
Starchedness :: Starched (a.) Stiff; precise; formal.
Vaulted :: Vaulted (a.) Covered with an arch, or vault..
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