horseshoe arch

noun

1. an arch with the intrados widening above the springing and then narrowing to a rounded crown.

horseshoe arch

noun

1. an arch formed in the shape of a horseshoe, esp as used in Moorish architecture

Word History and Origins

Origin of horseshoe arch¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Here we may see one more monument of the Moors, a horseshoe arch, once a part of the Mosque.

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Twenty-eight feet above the pavement, over the horseshoe arch, a cabalistic key and a gigantic hand are carved on two stones.

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And as on that day so on this, in the alcove under the horseshoe arch sat Ben Aboo and his Spanish wife.

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The portal is a horseshoe arch, handsomely ornamented, and above runs a tier of smaller horseshoe arches.

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A door with a horseshoe arch and a leather curtain led to the house; the door to the shop was strong and iron-bound.

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