arched

[ahrcht]

adjective

1. made, covered, or spanned with an arch or arches.

2. having the form of an arch.

3. Heraldry.,  noting an ordinary or partition line formed as a slight curve.

arched

/ ɑːtʃt /

adjective

1. provided with or spanned by an arch or arches

2. shaped like an arch; curved

Other Word Forms

• unarched adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arched¹

First recorded in 1575–85; arch ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

At AMC, orange and green balloon sculptures—the color scheme of Swift’s album—arched over theater door entrances.

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On the drone footage, damage to the facade of the building and the arched roof can be seen, with big blocks of stone in the road, just across from a bus stop.

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Not only is that wall of weights always precisely arranged, but every lightning bolt is arched in an identical way.

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Thanks to its 1920s-era Spanish Revival buildings, arched colonnades and broad public promenades, visiting it feels like stepping back to a time when walkability and simple elegance were the norm.

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They’ve studied the arched columns of Bixby Creek Bridge on the Big Sur coast and other popular landmarks that have become iconic over time.

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