arched

English

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Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tʃt

Adjective

arched

Curved.
His arched back ached from the constant strain.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 7:
  The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.

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Verb

arched

simple past tense and past participle of arch
He arched his back into a half-moon curve trying to get the stiffness out.

Anagrams

Echard, chared, echard, reach'd

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