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horseshoe arch

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horseshoe arch
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an arch formed in the shape of a horseshoe, esp as used in Moorish architecture
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Noun1.horseshoe archhorseshoe arch - a round arch that widens before rounding off
Moorish arch
round arch - an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture


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Showing slides of the Great Mosque of Cordoba, built in 784 during the reign of Abd Al-Rahman I, the photographer pointed out the double radius of the horseshoe arch and its distinctive "tucked in" feature.
Ambassador Afaf El-Mazariky bids farewell at Egyptian National Day ... by Pasquini, Elaine / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
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