Arcading

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An arrangement of arcades. countable

    "[…] the intimate and cloistered loveliness of the chancel, with its pointed arcading, graceful ribbed vault and five narrow east lancets, led his attention on and focused it first upon the remote glow of the sanctuary."

  2. 2
    The playing of arcade games. uncountable

    "Whatever your taste in arcade games, one thing is certain: the world of home arcading has never been richer."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of arcade form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"[…] the intimate and cloistered loveliness of the chancel, with its pointed arcading, graceful ribbed vault and five narrow east lancets, led his attention on and focused it first upon the remote glow of the sanctuary."

Etymology

From arcade + -ing.

Related phrases

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