stilted arch

noun

An arch that does not spring directly from the impost, but from horizontal courses of masonry resting on it.

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Meanings

nounstilted arch (plural stilted arches)

plural stilted arches

  1. architectureAn arch that does not spring directly from the impost, but from horizontal courses of masonry resting on it.
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APA

stilted arch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilted%20arch

MLA

“stilted arch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilted%20arch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stilted arch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilted%20arch.

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