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    Arch
    An opening whose centre is higher than its sides. It may be a construction of stone voussoirs arranged to support each other and the weight of a wall above.
    Found op http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/resources/glossary.html
    
    
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    ARCH
    Action for the rights of the Child, a campaigning organisation for children's rights which has sympathies with the home education movement but is not itself a home education organisation. here
    Found op http://www.home-education.org.uk/faq-glossary.htm
    
    
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    Arch
    A curved structural member capable of supporting vertical loads across an opening and transferring these loads to piers or abutments.
    Found op http://www.smart.salford.ac.uk/technicalinfo.php?tech=glossary
    
    
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    Arch
    a structure usually of wedge-shaped blocks, constructed to span an opening or void in such a way that the downward thrust of the weight above, is converted to an outward movement which is resisted by any suitable means, usually a solid mass of masonry. The individual wedge- shaped blocks are...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20935
    
    
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    Arch
    An arch is a curved structure spanning an opening. In a round arch the structure is semi-circular, and in a pointed arch the sides are less tightly curved, and meet at the top of the arch in a point. These are the most commonly-encountered forms of arch in church buildings. In a masonry or brick arc...
    Found op http://www.maintainyourchurch.org.uk/ToolkitModules/Toolkit1Glossary/tabid/
    
    
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    Arch
    A curved structural member that spans an opening or recess and supports the weight of the structure above it. It is usually of a masonry construction, and used as a doorway, window, or a portal. Freestanding monumental arches have been built simply for symbolic purposes. A masonry arch has a keyston...
    Found op http://www.virtualani.org/glossary/index.htm
    
    
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    Arch
    Arch noun [ French arche , from Late Latin arca , for arcus . See Arc .] 1. (Geom.) Any part of a curved line. 2. (Architecture) (a) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-s...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/114
    
    
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    Arch
    Arch transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Arched ; present participle & verbal noun Arching .] 1. To cover with an arch or arches. 2. To form or bend into the sha...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/114
    
    
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    Arch
    Arch intransitive verb To form into an arch; to curve.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/114
    
    
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    Arch
    Arch (ärch) adjective [ See Arch- , prefix ] 1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. « The most arch act of piteous massacre. Shak. » 2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arc...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/114
    
    
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    Arch
    Arch noun [ See Arch- , pref .] A chief. [ Obsolete] « My worthy arch and patron comes to-night. Shak. »
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/114
    
    
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    arch
    <dentistry> Collectively, either the teeth or the basal bone of either jaw. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?arch
    
    
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    arch
    condescending adjective (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=arch
    
    

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