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Rear Arch — ♦ Internal arch over door or window opening. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 414) Related terms: Rear Vault … Medieval glossary
rear arch — noun also rere arch ˈri(ə)|rärch : an inner arch of an opening (as for a door or window) that differs in size or form from the external arch of the opening … Useful english dictionary
rear- — comb. form, partly of OF. or AF. origin, as in rear ward, guard, rearsupper (and hence by analogy in rear admiral, feast, freight), partly ad. F. arrière , as in rear vassal, vault, and partly (from c 1600) an attributive use of rear n … Useful english dictionary
rear-dorse — rearˈ arch, rearˈ dorse, rearˈ dos, rearˈ dorter see under ↑rere • • • Main Entry: ↑rear … Useful english dictionary
rear-dos — rearˈ arch, rearˈ dorse, rearˈ dos, rearˈ dorter see under ↑rere • • • Main Entry: ↑rear … Useful english dictionary
rear-dorter — rearˈ arch, rearˈ dorse, rearˈ dos, rearˈ dorter see under ↑rere • • • Main Entry: ↑rear … Useful english dictionary
Rear-Vault — ♦ Space between rear arch and outer stonework of window. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 414) Related terms: Rear Arch … Medieval glossary
rear vault — I. noun Etymology: rear (V) + vault (arched structure); translation of French arrière voussure : a rear arch used where a wall is very thick and the window recess becomes a vaulted area II. noun Etymology: rear (V) + vault ( … Useful english dictionary
rere-arch — variant of rear arch * * * rereˈ arch or rearˈ arch noun An arch supporting the inner part of a wall s thickness, as in a splayed window • • • Main Entry: ↑rere * * * rere arch variant of rear arch … Useful english dictionary
Odeon Marble Arch — Coordinates: 51°30′49″N 0°9′37″W / 51.51361°N 0.16028°W / 51.51361; 0.16028 The Odeon Marble Arch is a … Wikipedia
