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Tudor arch — Tudor arch, a low, wide arch, was a common architectural element in the Tudor period in England. [cite book first=Nancy Schwartz last= John Poppeliers authorlink= coauthors= year= 1983 title= What Style is It? edition= publisher= John Wiley Sons … Wikipedia
Tudor arch — noun a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers • Syn: ↑four centered arch • Hypernyms: ↑arch * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized T : a low elliptical or pointed arch drawn from three, four, or five centers; … Useful english dictionary
Tudor arch — noun Date: 1815 a low elliptical 3 , 4 , or 5 centered arch; especially a 4 centered pointed arch see arch illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tudor arch — a four centered arch, the inner pair of curves having a radius much greater than that of the outer pair. See illus. under arch. [1805 15] * * * … Universalium
Tudor arch — Tu′dor arch′ n. archit. a four centered arch, the inner pair of curves having a radius much greater than that of the outer pair • Etymology: 1805–15 … From formal English to slang
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
Tudor style architecture — The Tudor style in architecture is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period (1485 ndash;1603) and even beyond, for conservative college patrons. It followed the Perpendicular style and, although superseded by… … Wikipedia
Arch — For other uses, see Arch (disambiguation). A masonry arch 1. Keystone 2. Voussoir 3. Extrados 4. Impost 5. Intrados 6. Rise 7. Clear span 8. Abutment An arch is a structure that spans a space while… … Wikipedia
Tudor — Tu dor, a. Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth. [1913 Webster] {Tudor style} (Arch.), the latest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tudor style — Tudor Tu dor, a. Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth. [1913 Webster] {Tudor style} (Arch.), the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
