Arcked

/ɑːrkt/ adjective

Definition

Formed, shaped, or marked with an arch or arches.

Etymology

Past participle of 'arc,' an archaic or dialectal variant that appears in older texts and specialized architectural descriptions.

Kelly Says

This is an older variant you'd find in medieval building records—when masons would describe a stone as 'arcked' to mean it had been shaped into that crucial curved form.

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