A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive (1902)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 83
1. Same as Built Arch. ]>. Same as Mi.xed Arch. Contrasted Arch. An (^gee Arch, or onewith a rcvcise curve. Cusped Arch. One which has cusps or folia-tions worked on the intrailos. Cycloidal Arch. One whose intrados orcentre line is a cycloid ; a form thought to havebeen recognized in tlie… … Disi H\ni;:N i .\i:ch over a Woupex Lintel. Discharging Arch. One built over a lintelor similar chjsure or opening in a wall, anilintended as an appliance for throwing the loadabove an opening to the piers on both sides anilthus relieving the lintel or flat arch from thedanger of being fractured or…
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