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Definition of Archwise
1. adv. Arch- shaped.
Definition of Archwise
1. Adjective. In the shape of an arch. ¹
2. Adverb. In the shape of an arch. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Archwise
1. in the manner of an arch [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Archwise
Literary usage of Archwise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forms of Ecclesiastical Law, Or, the Mode of Conducting Suits in the by Thomas Oughton, James Thomas Law (1831)
"... which were of stone, and on which the fabric of the lofty tower rested, being
built archwise, or curved so as to resemble a cluster of bent bows *. ..."
2. Dictionnaire anglais-franca̧is: et français-anglais by Abel Boyer, Nicholas Salmon (1821)
"Arcanum , s. un secret. Ain:i N.ii. И. Arsenal. archwise ... ( made archwise)
voûte', Tait en voûte. ..."
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