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arch
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[ahrch] 
–noun
| 1. | Architecture.
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| 2. | any overhead curvature resembling an arch. |
| 3. | something bowed or curved; any bowlike part: the arch of the foot. |
| 4. | a device inserted in or built into shoes for supporting the arch of the foot. |
| 5. | a dam construction having the form of a barrel vault running vertically with its convex face toward the impounded water. |
| 6. | Glassmaking.
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–verb (used with object)
| 7. | to cover with a vault, or span with an arch: the rude bridge that arched the flood. |
| 8. | to throw or make into the shape of an arch or vault; curve: The horse arched its neck. |
–verb (used without object)
| 9. | to form an arch: elms arching over the road. |
| 10. | Nautical. hog (def. 14). |
arch
2 [ahrch] –adjective
| 1. | playfully roguish or mischievous: an arch smile. |
| 2. | cunning; crafty; sly. |
–noun
| 3. | Obsolete. a person who is preeminent; a chief. |
arch-
1| a combining form that represents the outcome of archi- in words borrowed through Latin from Greek in the Old English period; it subsequently became a productive form added to nouns of any origin, which thus denote individuals or institutions directing or having authority over others of their class (archbishop; archdiocese; archpriest). More recently, arch-1 has developed the senses “principal” (archenemy; archrival) or “prototypical” and thus exemplary or extreme (archconservative); nouns so formed are almost always pejorative. |
-arch
| a combining form meaning “chief, leader, ruler,” used in the formation of compound words: monarch; matriarch; heresiarch. |
Arch.
| Archbishop. |
arch.
| 1. | archaic. |
| 2. | archaism. |
| 3. | archery. |
| 4. | archipelago. |
| 5. | architect. |
| 6. | architectural. |
| 7. | architecture. |
| 8. | archive; archives. |
archi-
| a combining form with the general sense “first, principal,” that is prefixed to nouns denoting things that are earliest, most basic, or bottommost (archiblast; archiphoneme; architrave); or denoting individuals who direct or have authority over others of their class, usually named by the base noun (archimandrite; architect). |
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| arch 1 (ärch) n.
v. tr.
To form an arch or archlike curve: The high fly ball arched toward the stands. [Middle English, from Old French arche, from Vulgar Latin *arca, from Latin arcus.] |
| arch 2 (ärch) adj.
[From arch-1.] arch'ly adv., arch'ness n. |
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Arch
Arch\, n. [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See Arc.]1. (Geom.) Any part of a curved line. 2. (Arch.) (a) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed. (b) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve. Note: Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust. 3. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge. 4. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta. "Colors of the showery arch." --Milton. Triumphal arch, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph.Arch
Arch\, v. i. To form into an arch; to curve.Arch
Arch\ (["a]rch), a. [See Arch-, pref.]1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. The most arch act of piteous massacre. --Shak. 2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer. --Tatler.Arch
Arch\, n. [See Arch-, pref.] A chief. [Obs.] My worthy arch and patron comes to-night. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : Arch
Spanish:
bóveda,
German:
der Bogen; das Gewölbe,
Japanese:
せり持ち
arch
In architecture, a curved or pointed opening that spans a doorway, window, or other space.
Note: The form of arch used in building often serves to distinguish styles of architecture from one another. For example, Romanesque architecture usually employs a round arch, and Gothic architecture, a pointed arch.
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arch (n.)
1297, from O.Fr. arche "arch of a bridge," from L. arcus (see arc). Replaced native bow. Transferred 1590 to anything having this form (eyebrows, etc.). The verb meaning "to curve" is from 1625. Archway is from 1802.
arch (adj.)
1547, "chief, principal," from prefix arch- (from Gk. arkhos "chief;" see archon); used in 12c. archangel, etc., but extended to so many derogatory uses (arch-rogue, arch-knave, etc.) that it acquired a meaning of "roguish, mischievous," since softened to "saucy" (1662). Also found in archwife (c.1386) "A wife of a superior order."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: arch
Pronunciation: 'ärch
Function: noun
1 : an anatomical structure that resembles an arch in form or function: as a : either of two vaulted portions of the bony structure of the foot that impart elasticity to it: (1) : a longitudinal arch supported posteriorly by the basal tuberosity of thecalcaneus and anteriorly by the heads of the metatarsal bones (2) : a transverse arch consisting of the metatarsals and first row of tarsals and resulting from elevation of the centralanterior portion of the median longitudinal arch b : ARCH OF THE AORTA
2 : afingerprint in which all the ridges run from side to side and make no backward turn
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arch (ärch)
n.
An organ or structure having a curved or bowlike appearance, especially either of two arched sections of the bony structure of the foot.
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Arch
an architectural term found only in Ezek. 40:16, 21, 22, 26, 29. There is no absolute proof that the Israelites employed arches in their buildings. The arch was employed in the building of the pyramids of Egypt. The oldest existing arch is at Thebes, and bears the date B.C. 1350. There are also still found the remains of an arch, known as Robinson's Arch, of the bridge connecting Zion and Moriah. (See TYROPOEON VALLEY.)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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