relieving arch

American  

noun

1. discharging arch.

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Etymology

Origin of relieving arch

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Long before this, however, and already in the 2nd century A.D. in Syria, this relieving arch had been moulded and decorated, with the result of emphasizing it as a new architectural feature.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

Or you may use a straight lintel of stone, taking care to build a conspicuous, relieving arch above it of stone or colored brick.

From Homes and How to Make Them by Gardner, E. C. (Eugene Clarence)

The discharging or relieving arch, built above the architrave or lintel to take off the weight of the superstructure.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

The relieving arch as used in Egypt, in the pyramid of Cheops; and in Saxon architecture, where it was built with Roman bricks or tiles, or consisted of two sloping slabs of stone.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

The fireplace opening is covered by a brick relieving arch, which is fortified by wrought-iron bar from � to � in. thick and 2 to 3 in. wide.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various