round arch

American  

noun

1. an arch formed in a continuous curve, especially in a semicircle.

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Etymology

Origin of round arch

First recorded in 1830–40

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round arch

The new building is imposing but not garish: with double-height round arch windows and a shallow roof, it resembles a departmental college library.

From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2015

Germany and Italy the round arch held its own and continued to be used right through the Middle Ages.

From Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them by Heath, Sidney

The entrance door towards the Calle Larga has a simply moulded round arch; the other has been mentioned as being in S. Donato.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)

The Virgin's Fountain, issuing from the church, flows into a big, stone basin under a round arch.

From Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit by Van Dyke, Henry

It has just been stated that the pure Romanesque condition is the round arch under the low gable, a, Fig.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by Ruskin, John