Norman arch

British  

noun

1. Also called: Roman arch. a semicircular arch, esp one in the Romanesque style of architecture developed by the Normans in England

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Norman arch

Entering under a carved Norman arch, we opened a heavy unlocked door to find the place utterly deserted.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2015

A lofty Norman arch leads from this aisle into the south transept.

From Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by A. Hugh (Alfred Hugh) Fisher

The two were divided by a wall, in which was set as gateway the gabled Norman arch which is now the entrance to the Bowling Green in front of us.

From Canterbury by Canon Danks

Woodward pointed out traces of a refectory with a Norman arch and window.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Philip Walsingham Sergeant

An old Norman arch is carved immediately above the window we have sketched, and completes the picture.

From Normandy Picturesque by Henry Blackburn

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