Definition of arch

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Arch (n.) Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge..

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Tapioca :: Tapioca (n.) A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening for soups. See Cassava..
Surmounted :: Surmounted (a.) Having its vertical height greater than the half span; -- said of an arch.
Toparch :: Toparch (n.) The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the governor of a toparchy.
Ready :: Ready (superl.) Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the troops are ready to march; ready for the journey..
Countermarched :: Countermarched (imp. & p. p.) of Countermarc.
Searchable :: Searchable (a.) Capable of being searched.
Quest :: Quest (n.) Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively..
State :: State (n.) A form of government which is not monarchial, as a republic..
Clout :: Clout (n.) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
Archontate :: Archontate (n.) An archon's term of office.
Orientation :: Orientation (n.) An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end..
Thrust :: Thrust (n.) The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them..
Dioptra :: Dioptra (n.) An optical instrument, invented by Hipparchus, for taking altitudes, leveling, etc..
Acetone :: Acetone (n.) A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime..
Tumble :: Tumble (v. t.) To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers..
Cope :: Cope (v. i.) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
Portal :: Portal (n.) By analogy with the French portail, used by recent writers for the whole architectural composition which surrounds and includes the doorways and porches of a church..
Mormon :: Mormon (n.) One of a sect in the United States, followers of Joseph Smith, who professed to have found an addition to the Bible, engraved on golden plates, called the Book of Mormon, first published in 1830. The Mormons believe in polygamy, and their hierarchy of apostles, etc., has control of civil and religious matters..
Trierarch :: Trierarch (n.) At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service..
Camber :: Camber (n.) An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback..
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