trimmer arch
noun Building Trades.
an arch, usually of brick and in the form of half of a segmental arch, between a chimney and a header in a floor structure to support a hearth.
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Nearby words
trimetric, trimetric projection, trimetrogon, trimly, trimmer, trimmer arch, trimming, trimmings, trimodal, trimolecular, trimonthly
Origin of trimmer arch
First recorded in 1825–35
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