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Norman arch

noun

  1. a semicircular arch, esp one in the Romanesque style of architecture developed by the Normans in England Also calledRoman arch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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We want some person capable of representing our mayor standing under the Norman arch of the cathedral.'

A Norman arch in the S. transept is thought to be a portion of the original structure.

A Norman arch, probably the relic of an older building, fills the opening of a transept on the south side.

A Norman arch, now blocked up, leads to the canons' vestry on the east.

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