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Webster 1913 Edition
Arches
Arch′es
,pl. of
Arch
, Noun.
Court of arches
, or
Arches Court
(Eng. Law)
, the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (de arcubus). It is now held in Westminster.
Mozley & W.
Definition 2024
Arches
arches
arches
English
Noun
arches
- plural of arch
- 1941, Bud Flanagan
- Underneath the arches
I dream my dreams away,
Underneath the arches
On cobblestones I lay;
Back to back we're sleeping,
Tired out and worn,
Happy when the daylight comes creeping,
Heralding the dawn.
- Underneath the arches
- 1941, Bud Flanagan
Verb
arches
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of arch