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arched

/ɑɹt͡ʃt/ adjective B2
  1. Curved. · His arched back ached from the constant strain.
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Then the big gate swung slowly open, and they all passed through and found themselves in a high arched room, the walls of which glistened with countless emeralds.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 61 · B2
It was a big, round room with a high arched roof, and the walls and ceiling and floor were covered with large emeralds set closely together.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 68 · B2
We will leave Villefort on the road to Paris, travelling—thanks to trebled fees—with all speed, and passing through two or three apartments, enter at the Tuileries the little room with the arched window, so well known as having been the favorite closet of Napoleon and Louis XVIII., and now of Louis Philippe.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 88 · C1
Near the further end a low arched passage branched away from it and led to the chemical laboratory.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 6 · B2

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