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 (ˈɑːkətʃə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Arcature is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
The turret has a finial on top, arcature directly below the eaves, and three double-hung bay windows with eyebrows.
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