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Definition arch
Etymology 1
From Middle English arch, arche, from Old French arche (“an arch”) (French arche), a feminine form of arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”).
Noun
arch (plural arches)
- An inverted U shape.
- An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
- (architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch
- Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
- (archaic, geometry) An arc; a part of a curve.
- A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.
- (anatomy) Curved part of the bottom of a foot.
Verb
arch (third-person singular simple present arches, present participle arching, simple past and past participle arched)
- To form into an arch shape
- To cover with an arch or arches.
Etymology 2
From the prefix arch-. "Principal" is the original sense; "mischievous" is via onetime frequent collocation with rogue, knave, etc.
Adjective
arch (comparative archer, superlative archest)
- Knowing, clever, mischievous.
- Principal; primary.
Noun
arch (plural arches)
- (obsolete) A chief.
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