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arch (
adj.) 1540s, "
chief, principal," from prefix
ARCH- (
Cf. arch-); used in 12c.
archangel,
etc., but extended to so many derogatory uses (
arch-rogue, arch-knave, etc.) that by mid-17c. it acquired a meaning of "
roguish, mischievous," since softened to "
saucy." Also found in
archwife (late 14c.), variously defined as "
a wife of a superior order" or "
a dominating woman, virago."
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arch (
n.)
c.1300, from
O.Fr. arche "
arch of a bridge" (12c.), from
L. arcus "
a bow" (see
ARC (
Cf. arc)). Replaced native
BOW (
Cf. bow) (
n.1). Originally architectural in English; transferred by early 15c. to anything having this form (eyebrows,
etc.).
{{12}}arch (v.) early 14c., "to form an arch" (implied in arched); c.1400, "to furnish with an arch," from ARCH (Cf. arch) (n.). Related: Arching.
Etymology dictionary.
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Arch — • A structure composed of separate pieces, such as stone or bricks, having the shape of truncated wedges, arranged on a curved line so as to retain their position by mutual pressure Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arch Arch … Catholic encyclopedia
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Arch — ([aum]rch), n. [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See {Arc}.] 1. (Geom.) Any part of a curved line. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) (a) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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arch — arch·angel; arch·en·ceph·a·la; coun·ter·arch; ex·arch; in·arch; mon·arch; arch·angelical; ex·arch·al; … English syllables
Arch — ([ a]rch), a. [See {Arch }, pref.] 1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. [1913 Webster] The most arch act of piteous massacre. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arch 22 — is a commemorative arch on the road into Banjul in The Gambia. It was built in 1996 to mark the military coup d etat which over threw the democratically elected government, and saw the rise to power on 22 July 1994 of President Yahya Jammeh and… … Wikipedia
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