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Arches
 arch1semicircular archA. keystoneB. voussoirsC. springersD. impostsarch 1 A0403000 (ärch)n.1. A usually curved structure forming the upper edge of an open space and supporting the weight above it, as in a bridge or doorway.2. A structure, such as a freestanding monument, shaped like an inverted U.3. A curve with the ends down and the middle up: the arch of a raised eyebrow.4. Anatomy An organ or structure having a curved or bowlike appearance, especially either of two arched sections of the bony structure of the foot.v. arched, arch·ing, arch·es v.tr.1. To provide with an arch: arch a passageway.2. To cause to form an arch or similar curve.3. To bend backward: The dancers alternately arched and hunched their backs.4. To span: "the rude bridge that arched the flood" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).v.intr. To form an arch or archlike curve: The high fly ball arched toward the stands.
[Middle English, from Old French arche, from Vulgar Latin *arca, from Latin arcus.]
arch 2 A0403000 (ärch)adj.1. Chief; principal: their arch foe.2. a. Mischievous; roguish: "She ... was arch enough to inform the queen whenever I committed any folly that she thought would be diverting to her majesty" (Jonathan Swift).b. Teasing, ironic, or sardonic: "I know, Edy Boardman said none too amiably with an arch glance from her shortsighted eyes. I know who is Tommy's sweetheart" (James Joyce).
[From arch-.]
arch′ly adv.arch′ness n.Arches (ˈɑːtʃɪz) pl n (Anglicanism) Court of Arches Church of England the court of appeal of the Province of Canterbury, formerly held under the arches of Bow ChurchEncyclopediaSeearchFinancialSeeARCHARCHES
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