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Definition of Arched

Arched
Arch Arch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arched; p. pr. & vb. n. Arching.] 1. To cover with an arch or arches. 2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. The horse arched his neck. --Charlesworth.
Arched
Arched Arched, a. Made with an arch or curve; covered with an arch; as, an arched door.
arched
Concaved Con"caved, a. (Her.) Bowed in the form of an arch; -- called also arched.
Arch
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 Arch, n. [See Arch-, pref.] A chief. [Obs.] My worthy arch and patron comes to-night. --Shak.
Arch
Arch Arch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arched; p. pr. & vb. n. Arching.] 1. To cover with an arch or arches. 2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. The horse arched his neck. --Charlesworth.
Arch
Arch Arch, v. i. To form into an arch; to curve.
Arch
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.

Meaning of Arched from wikipedia

- be the Nippur arch, built before 3800 BC, and dated by H. V. Hilprecht (1859–1925) to even before 4000 BC. Rare exceptions are an arched mudbrick home...
- triple-arched Roman triumphal arch Arch of Triumph (novel), a 1945 Erich Maria Remarque novel Arch of Triumph (1948 film), a 1948 American film Arch of Triumph...
- Rather than building extremely large arches, or very tall supporting columns (difficult using stone), a series of arched structures are built one atop another...
- harp. With arched harps, the neck forms a continuous arc with the body and has an open gap between the two ends of the arc (open harps). Arched harps are...
- high-arched palate may result in a narrowed airway and sleep disordered breathing. Examples of conditions which may be ****ociated with a high-arched palate...
- A triumphal arch is a free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched p****ageways, often designed to span a road...
- feet than men. Women who do have arched feet who experience pregnancy and may experience a flattening of their arched feet, as the surge of female ****...
- Thorp Arch is a village and civil parish near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It sits in the Wetherby ward...
- The palatoglossal arch (glossopalatine arch, anterior pillar of fauces) on either side runs downward, lateral (to the side), and forward to the side of...
- distinctive arched top, whose sound is particularly po****r with jazz, blues, and rockabilly players. Typically, an archtop guitar has: Six strings An arched top...