designslinger - Word of the Week: Moorish arch


[Moorish arch (1887) Lucius B. Mantonya Flats /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

Moorish arch [MOOR-ish ahrch] n. often found in Moorish Revival architecture, a rounded arch whose curve is a little greater than a semicircle so that the opening at the bottom is narrower than the widest span of the arch; also known as a horseshoe arch or keyhole window.
Posted by designslinger at 7/27/2011 3:34 AM
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