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

There is also a cozy fireplace and large, arched window that allows for natural light to flood inside.

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They go out of their way to compliment my perfectly arched eyebrows, but they completely ignore the mustache that I’m starting to grow.

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There it was: the delicately arched eyebrow, the waves of brown hair cascading poetically over that intelligent forehead....No doubt he was busy thinking up plot twists even now....

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Cassiopeia reached down and picked up a long, arched feather that had fallen from the ostrich’s tail.

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Wide columns stretched up to an arched ceiling.

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