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SHOULDERED ARCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shouldered arch mean?
• SHOULDERED ARCH (noun)
The noun SHOULDERED ARCH has 1 sense:
1. an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture
Familiarity information: SHOULDERED ARCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shouldered arch" is a kind of...):
arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)
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