pointed arch
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pointed arch
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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Flying buttresses and the pointed arch redistributed the structure’s weight so cunningly that huge areas of wall could be replaced with glass.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2019
He walked along a pillared gallery and through a pointed arch, and found himself in a tiled courtyard where a woman was washing clothes at a well.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The Horse Gate of Vaes Dothrak was made of two gigantic bronze stallions, rearing, their hooves meeting a hundred feet above the roadway to form a pointed arch.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Gothic decoration marks our buildings—the pointed arch, mullions and gargoyles.
From Hints to Pilgrims by Brooks, Charles Stephen
The pointed arch remained, however, an undecorated sweep of mouldings, and the plinth corners were rarely touched; in fact there was here scarcely now the same squareness of space which before had asked for ornament.
From The Grotesque in Church Art by Wildridge, T. Tindall
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