: 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 Huge arched windows let in shafts of beneficent light. Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024 Ornate double glass doors open into a grassy central courtyard patterned after Southern California’s landmark 1700s-era Mission San Juan Capistrano, which comes complete with a tired fountain and arched arcades laced with flowering hot pink bougainvillea. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 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 4 May. 2024.

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