round arch
noun
an arch formed in a continuous curve, especially in a semicircle.
Origin of round arch
1First recorded in 1830–40
Words Nearby round arch
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How to use round arch in a sentence
I have seen the sky which they represent on their graves by a round arch, as frequently of one colour as the other.
The Myths of the North American Indians | Lewis SpenceThe westernmost bay shows in the triforium stage a round arch comprising four pointed arches.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon | Cecil Walter Charles HallettThe head of the door-opening is very peculiar, having a round arch on either side of this central pendant.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund StreetThe triforium opens to the nave with a round arch, subdivided with two arches, carried on a detached shaft.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund StreetFor a time, too, the round arch continued in use, and the earliest vault ribs were semicircular.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
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