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round arch

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Noun1.round archround arch - an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture
arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
bell arch - a round arch resting on corbels
horseshoe arch, Moorish arch - a round arch that widens before rounding off
Roman arch, semicircular arch - a round arch drawn from a single center
basket-handle arch, three-centered arch - a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers

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The entrance to this ancient place of devotion was under a very low round arch, ornamented by several courses of that zig-zag moulding, resembling shark's teeth, which appears so often in the more ancient Saxon architecture.
 
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