pointed arch
an arch having a pointed apex.
Origin of pointed arch
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How to use pointed arch in a sentence
Did you know it was the interlacing of the round arches that gave the first idea of the pointed arch, dear?
The great pointed arch which framed the gable windows gave exceptional grace to the faade (photos, p. 73).
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres | UnknownOn its capital there is the spring of a pointed arch, enriched with dog-tooth ornament similar to the entrance arch.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyBecause the pointed arch was sacred, he would not despise the humble office of the lintel.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John LordThe old Roman arch disappears, and the pointed arch is substituted,--graceful and elevated.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for pointed arch
another name for lancet arch
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