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arch
  1. An inverted U shape.
  2. An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
  3. (architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch
  4. Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
  5. (archaic, geometry) An arc; a part of a curve.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “Through the arch of the cave, as far as the eye can see, misted peaks sit, poised like advancing waves.”
      “The triple arch on Bridge Street, which spans the main road into town from Lurgan and Gilford, is similar to one photographed in the same place in 1933.”
archer
  1. One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
  2. (historical, obsolete) The bishop in chess.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The brand logo turned out to feature a graceful archer on horseback, in a Tatar national costume, poised to shoot his arrow.”
archery
  1. (uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
  2. (countable) A group of archers.
  3. Examples:
    1. “In our western culture we can date the development of martial arts such as archery and wrestling to ancient Greece.”
      “There will be 37 events, including athletics, yachting, archery and the martial art of wushu, with a total of 404 gold medals up for grabs.”
      “Local archery ranges are crowded now as bowhunters reacquaint themselves with a favorite bow or become familiar with new gear.”
archivolt
  1. (architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The recessed entry is located in the tower, and has a round arch with decorative archivolt molding.”
      “The grisaille paintings portray archivolt figures as well as saints in scenes which parallel the main motifs.”
      “In the Romanesque and Gothic styles, the archivolt frames the tympanum, a richly sculpted panel.”
arching
  1. The arched part of a structure.
archership
  1. The qualities or work of an archer.
archeress
  1. A female archer.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “[…] looking very much as they must have looked when Queen Elizabeth deigned to show her skill as an archeress, to the detriment of the dappled deer in the wide park beyond.”
      “Catharine was a tolerable archeress with the long-bow, and the hut was now seldom without game of one kind or other.”
archness
  1. The state of being arch.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There's a sense of delicacy and detail in his approach that saves it from descending into rarefied archness.”
      “Moreover, his fascination with B-movies, science fiction and the rest of pop culture was self-conscious but not qualified by archness or irony.”
      “I found this a satisfying device, teetering on archness, but successful in maintaining a playful tone.”
arch
  1. (obsolete) A chief.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Through the arch of the cave, as far as the eye can see, misted peaks sit, poised like advancing waves.”
      “The triple arch on Bridge Street, which spans the main road into town from Lurgan and Gilford, is similar to one photographed in the same place in 1933.”
archivolts
  1. plural of archivolt
archeresses
archnesses
archings
  1. plural of arching
archeries
  1. plural of archery
archers
  1. plural of archer
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He ordered his archers to ready their bows as the right wing of the Chin army came within range.”
      “Massed ranks of archers would aim their arrows high, to achieve a large range, without particularly careful aiming.”
      “Arrows zinged through the air, archers seemingly uncaring whether the missiles hit friend or foe.”
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