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They supported an archwork of fancifully carven wood, which curved gently outward to the center of the ceiling, forming, by conjunction with a similar, opposite curve, a pointed arch.
The Yellow Claw Sax Rohmer 1921
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To begin with, pillars of huge dimensions were placed every quarter-mile or so; it was these that supported the intricate archwork above.
The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908
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Concerning the ceiling, which prettily imitates an archwork of trees, they tell the following tale.
To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Richard Francis Burton 1855
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