Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- pl. of
arch , n. - (Eng. Law) the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the
Arches , because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (de arcubus) . It is now held in Westminster.
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- noun Plural form of
arch . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
arch .
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Examples
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The great arches, and the groin ribs of the aisle ceilings were underset with new pillars; so that we get Early English _arches_ of the thirteenth century on Decorated
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The Iron Bridge of only three arches is in great forwardness from Queen Stt to the Borough, and another is projected to cross the
Letter 325 2009
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You can also walk to the arches from the center of town, if you feel the need to exercise.
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You can also walk to the arches from the center of town, if you feel the need to exercise.
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We dove at 100 feet amid coral pinnacles towering above us in arches and caves.
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We dove at 100 feet amid coral pinnacles towering above us in arches and caves.
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They had a parade and it took a long time ... there was flag waving, and they had pandals in arches across the road, and the people expressed their gratitude in no uncertain terms and we understood what they were trying to express despite the fact we didn't understand all they were saying.
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He erected so many magnificent gates and arches, surmounted by representations of chariots drawn by four horses, and other triumphal ornaments, in different quarters of the city, that a wag inscribed on one of the arches the Greek word Axkei, "It is enough."
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 12: Domitian Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
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He erected so many magnificent gates and arches, surmounted by representations of chariots drawn by four horses, and other triumphal ornaments, in different quarters of the city, that a wag inscribed on one of the arches the Greek word Axkei, "It is enough."
De vita Caesarum Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
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There I saw a piece of ye jury wall as its Called being in arches and was a place where the Jews burnt their sacrifices.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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