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

Examples of arched in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Style: The magnificent residence was designed in the 1920s by architect Earle B. Bertz in the fashion of Mediterranean and Spanish revival houses, and features beautiful, vaulted ceilings, elegant arched doorways and classic detailing. David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024 Its bright-white sand and shimmering waters immediately enrapture guests from the grandiose lobby’s arched doorways. Miami Herald, 30 May 2024 The facade of this 40-story tower is striking from any angle, with arched windows peering out over the city like hundreds of eyes (or, as it’s locally nicknamed, like a cheese grater). Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024 There was another bridge project over a New Jersey-New York waterway, even more of an engineering marvel — the raising of the Bayonne Bridge, an arched roadway over a key passage to busy marine terminals. Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arched 

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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 6 Jun. 2024.

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