archwork en · NOUN
Etymology
From arch + -work.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The composition or structure of an arch.
The cutting out and renewal of the tunnel lining involved the inner two rings of the brick archwork to a depth of about 9 in. over some 70 per cent. of the length of the tunnel.
1957 June 14, “Relining Dove Holes Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 423: