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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

Passing through this Tudor arch, we enter the outer court, dating from the reign of Charles I., but finished in Georgian times.

From Beautiful Britain—Cambridge by Home, Gordon

Q. When was the Tudor arch introduced, and why is it so called?

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

There have been some who trace out a Tudor arch and one or two Gothic windows as having been filled up with more modern mason-work: but that may be fancy.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. by Various