pointed arch

noun

1. an arch having a pointed apex.

pointed arch

noun

1. another name for lancet arch

Word History and Origins

Origin of pointed arch¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

Did you know it was the interlacing of the round arches that gave the first idea of the pointed arch, dear?

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The great pointed arch which framed the gable windows gave exceptional grace to the faade (photos, p. 73).

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On its capital there is the spring of a pointed arch, enriched with dog-tooth ornament similar to the entrance arch.

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Because the pointed arch was sacred, he would not despise the humble office of the lintel.

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The old Roman arch disappears, and the pointed arch is substituted,--graceful and elevated.

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