Tudor arch

American  

noun

1. a four-centered arch, the inner pair of curves having a radius much greater than that of the outer pair.

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Etymology

Origin of Tudor arch

First recorded in 1805–15

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Tudor arch

A. Those commonly called the Ogee, or contrasted arch; and the Tudor arch.

From The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. by Bloxam, Matthew Holbeche

A four-centred Tudor arch was over the entrance, and over the arch the signboard, now visible in the rays of an opposite lamp.

From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Hardy, Thomas

The most common doorway is the Tudor arch having a square head over it.

From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

The principal entrance was a doorway with a Tudor arch, and a large porch resting on stone pillars.

From The Measure of a Man by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)

Driving through an ancient gate-way of dun-coloured stone, spanned by the high-shouldered Tudor arch, they found themselves in a spacious court, closed by a facade on each of its three sides.

From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Hardy, Thomas