Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In architecture: An arcade of small dimensions, such as a balustrade, formed by a series of little arches.
- noun A blind arcade, used rather to decorate a wall-space, as beneath a row of windows or a cornice, than to meet a necessity of construction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a small, arched passageway
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- shaped like a bow. arcature, n. small or blind arcade.
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