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skew arch skew arch /skjuː ɑːrtʃ/

An arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face ( skew arch )
an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face
The bridge had a skew arch, which looked slightly tilted from a straight-on view.
The bridge had a skew arch, which looked slightly tilted from a straight-on view.

A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece ( hautbois [Archaic] , hautboy [Archaic] , oboe )
a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
The oboist played a haunting melody during the symphony
The oboist played a haunting melody during the symphony

United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858) ( Dred Scott , Scott )
United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832) ( Scott , Sir Walter Scott , Walter Scott )
British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866) ( Scott , Winfield Scott )
United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912) ( Robert Falcon Scott , Robert Scott , Scott )
English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
Award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) ( George C. Scott , Scott )
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

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