Archway

Definitions

1. A neighbourhood of Upper Holloway, borough of Islington, Greater London, England, centred on a gyratory system and underground station (OS grid ref TQ2986).
2. A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
3. A doorway with a semilunar-shaped top.

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Examples

“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.”

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