What is the vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only called?
crown — (Arch.) The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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