单词 | arching |
释义 | archingn. The action of arch v.1; concrete structure consisting of arches; arched curve. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > structure consisting of arches arching1603 arch-work1610 oversiling1632 arcade1795 arcading1849 wall-arcade1860 wall-arcading1863 pier arcadea1878 the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > like an arch or bow inbowing1452 archinga1821 arch1855 1603 J. Stow Suruay of London (new ed.) 355 The arching begun on the east side the steeple. a1821 J. Keats Sleep & Poetry 238 The very archings of her eyelids. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019). archingadj. Forming an arch, having a convex curve. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > like an arch or bow inbowed1452 embowing1561 embowed1578 bow-bent1592 arched1602 bow-like1612 arcuate1626 archy1633 arching1678 springing1786 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. iv. 62 Ground more or less arching. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake v. 216 The steed obeyed, With arching neck. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Margaret v The arching limes are tall. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2018). > as lemmasˈarching ˈarching n. and adj. ΚΠ 1647 A. Ross Mystagogvs Poeticvs i. 22 Apollo was the god of Wisdome, of Physick, of Musick, and Arching. 1950 C. Fry Venus Observed 39 All the arching duchesses. < as lemmas |
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