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pointed arch =

Any arch with a point at its apex,

characteristic of, but not confined

to, Gothic architecture.

porte cochère =

A covered carriage or

automobile entryway

leading to a courtyard.

postern =

A minor, often inconspicuous,

entry.

A small door near a large one.

Any small door or gate, esp. one

far from the main gate in a forti-

fied place.

pulpit =

An elevated enclosed stand in a

church in which the preacher

stands.

Queen Anne arch =

An arch over the tri-

ple opening of the so-

called Venetian or

Palladian window, flat

over the narrow side lights, round over the larger

central opening.

pointed arch

porte cochère

postern

pulpit

Queen Ann arch