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† enarch, v. Obs.|ɛˈnɑːtʃ| Cf. inarch. [f. en-1 + arch n.; cf. OF. enarchier.] a. trans. To build or set in the form of an arch.b. To arch in or over, draw an arch over. c. Her. In pass. of a chevron: To have an arch within its inner angle. Hence eˈnarched ppl. a.
c1430Lydg. Stor. Thebes (E.E.T.S.) 1253 A porche bilt of square stonys ful myghtely enarched. 1562Leigh Armorie (1597) 105 b, The fielde Argent, a Cheueron enarched Sable. 1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. xii. (1632) 705 Enarching the ayre with a spatious Rainebow. 1610J. Guillim Heraldry ii. vi. (1611) 57 Sometimes enarched sometimes reuersed. 1631Weever Anc. Fun. Mon. 842 This enarched Monument. |