archway
Collocations
3ADJ.
high
VERB + ARCHWAY
stepped
PREP.
through, with
Definitions
noun
A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
A doorway with a semilunar-shaped top.
Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
name
A neighbourhood of Upper Holloway, borough of Islington, Greater London, England, centred on a gyratory system and underground station (OS grid ref TQ2986).
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Synonyms
noun — a passageway under a curved masonry construction
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high
WiktionaryThey stepped through an archway.
Tatoeba · #10206177The soffit of the archway is ornamented with deeply recessed coffers, and a relief in the centre represents the apotheosis of Titus.
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