arching

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arching - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Arch \Arch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arched ([aum]rcht); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Arching.]
     1. To cover with an arch or arches.
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     2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch.
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              The horse arched his neck.            --Charlesworth.
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  Arching \Arch"ing\, n.
     1. The arched part of a structure.
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     2. (Naut.) Hogging; -- opposed to sagging.
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arching - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  arching
      adj 1: forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn:
             arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate,
             bowed]