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Definition: Peak arch
Peak
\Peak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Peaked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Peaking.]
1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear
as, a peak.
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There peaketh up a mighty high mount. --Holand.
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2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look
thin or sicky.
“Dwindle, peak, and pine.” --Shak.
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3. [Cf.
Peek.] To pry; to peep slyly. --Shak.
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Peak arch (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch.
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