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21Arched — Arch Arch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arched} ([aum]rcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Arching}.] 1. To cover with an arch or arches. [1913 Webster] 2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. [1913 Webster] The horse arched his neck. Charlesworth. [1913… …
22Arching — Arch Arch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arched} ([aum]rcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Arching}.] 1. To cover with an arch or arches. [1913 Webster] 2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. [1913 Webster] The horse arched his neck. Charlesworth. [1913… …
23vault — I. n. 1. Arched ceiling, arched roof, continued arch. 2. Cell, cellar. 3. Tomb, crypt, catacomb, repository for the dead. 4. Leap, bound, jump. II. v. a. Arch, cover with an arch, arch over. III. v. n. 1 …
24Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
25bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… …
26fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with …
27Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… …
28North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …
29Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
30vault — vault1 vaultlike, adj. /vawlt/, n. 1. an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction. 2. an arched structure resembling a… …
