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
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
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
These distinguished pilgrims were witnesses of William’s first bold attempt at the pointed arch, the chief characteristic of his great cathedral.
From Stained Glass Tours in France by Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
At the head appear two curious dragon forms opposed over an elaborate embattled temple, suggestive of Saxon and Byzantine derivation, with a central pointed arch.
From The Grotesque in Church Art by T. Tindall Wildridge
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