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1. noun1) (the top part of a door etc or a support for a roof etc which is built in the shape of a curve.) bue2) (a monument which is shaped like an arch: the Marble Arch in London.) bue; triumfbue3) (anything that is like an arch in shape: The rainbow formed an arch in the sky.) bue4) (the raised part of the sole of the foot.) svang2. verb(to (cause to) be in the shape of an arch: The cat arched its back.) danne en bue; krumme- arched- archway* * *1. noun1) (the top part of a door etc or a support for a roof etc which is built in the shape of a curve.) bue2) (a monument which is shaped like an arch: the Marble Arch in London.) bue; triumfbue3) (anything that is like an arch in shape: The rainbow formed an arch in the sky.) bue4) (the raised part of the sole of the foot.) svang2. verb(to (cause to) be in the shape of an arch: The cat arched its back.) danne en bue; krumme- arched- archway
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