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archways

archways is the plural of archway.

Meaning of archway

Noun

archway (plural archways)

  1. A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
  2. A doorway with a semilunar-shaped top.
    • Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC

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Questions about archways

What is archways the plural of?
Archways is the plural of archway.

Words near archways in the dictionary

  1. archvillainies
  2. archvillains
  3. archvillainy
  4. archway
  5. archwayed
  6. archways
  7. archwife
  8. archwire
  9. archwires
  10. archwise
  11. archwitch

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