stilted arch.

An arch whose curve begins above its supports on short vertical extensions.

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• stilted arch over a doorway

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A stilted arch lifted the curve above the capitals.

The passage ended beneath a narrow stilted arch.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular stilted arch; plural stilted arches. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.