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French arch

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noun

  1. an arch similar to a flat arch, but having voussoirs inclined to the same angle on each side of the center.


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Some doubt was expressed about the Germans liking to pass beneath the French arch; so three thousand Germans, to show their good-will, went and sung the Marseillaise under it.

From Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California by Leighton, Caroline C.

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