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See: Arch, Pointed
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an arch with a pointed apex
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an arch that makes a point at the top
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as (distinct from the round arch of the Romanesque period) this is the main identifiable feature of Gothic architecture. The basic pointed arch is called 'lancet arch'
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A pointed arch characteristic of Gothic art.
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An arch produced by two curves, each with a radius equal to the span and meeting in a point at the top.
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In Gothic architecture, a doorway or window with a point on the top, like an arrow directing eyes upward.
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