: made with or formed in an arch or a series of arches
an arched beam
: covered with an arch
an arched doorway

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The structure will comprise four separate arched timber modules surrounding translucent panels, which will allow light into the pavilion, the effect recalling that of sunlight filtered through foliage. News Desk, Artforum, 30 Jan. 2025 Prime your body for a weekend of Quebec City’s outdoors by dropping in for daily yoga (18 dollars) in the monastery’s arched stone underground vault. Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The footage shows a living room setting with two arched minimalist alcove spaces along a wall, decorated with just a couple of lamps. John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 At pickup on a recent afternoon, the arched windows overlooking the Hudson muffled a screaming arctic wind. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for arched 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of arched was in the 14th century

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“Arched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arched. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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