arcature

[ahr-kuh-cher]

ar·ca·ture

[ahr-kuh-cher]
noun Architecture.
1.
an arcade of small dimensions.
2.
a blind arcade, as a series of arches superimposed on the walls of a building for decoration.

Origin:
< Medieval Latin arcāt(a) an arch (see arcade) + -ure
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Arcature is always a great word to know.
So is column. Does it mean:
a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces
any of a number of similar major vertical divisions of a large interior or wall; a division of a window between a mullion and an adjoining mullion or jamb
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arcature (ˈɑːkətʃə)
 
n
1.  a small-scale arcade
2.  a set of blind arches attached to the wall of a building as decoration

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