Definition of Broken arch

1. Noun. An arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration.

Generic synonyms: Arch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Broken Arch

broke loose
broke off
broke out
broke the fourth wall
broke up
broked
brokedown
broken
broken-backed
broken-down
broken-field
broken-hearted
broken-winded
broken arch (current term)
broken bird
broken birds
broken chord
broken chords
broken consort
broken consorts
broken down
broken even
broken heart
broken hearts
broken home
broken in
broken into
broken loose

Literary usage of Broken arch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Shoe Industry by Frederick James Allen (1922)
"broken arch. (See Arch). Brushing. Finishing the edge, heel, or bottom with a polishing brush. Buckram. Canvas stiffened with glue and used as a toe box or ..."

2. Rational Building by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1895)
"The Gothic builders had not discovered the broken arch; it existed, as we have seen ... But the Gothic architects applied the broken arch to a system of ..."

3. Rational Building by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1894)
"The Gothic builders had not discovered the broken arch; it existed, as we have seen ... But thu Gothic architects applied the broken arch to a system of ..."

4. A Budget of Letters, Or, Things which I Saw Abroad by Jane Anthony Eames (1847)
"We walked among the monuments of past glory, now resting beneath some broken arch, now climbing some half ruined staircase, and admiring the effect of the ..."

5. Colonial Furniture in America by Luke Vincent Lockwood (1901)
"Somewhere between the years 1710 and 1730 the flat top was superseded by the swan-neck or broken-arch cornice. This does not mean that after this time no ..."

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