round arch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of round arch
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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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
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)
But both the arches of the lantern and the barrelled vault of the choir keep the round arch.
From Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine by Hutton, William Holden
The large door has a round arch with uprights at the sides rising to a horizontal crested moulding.
From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum
The arches were chiefly semi-circular, the round arch being used everywhere for ornament.
From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George
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