Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ARCH
ARCH, a.
Used also in composition. [Gr. αρχος, chief; Ir. arg, noble, famous.] Chief; of the first class; principal; as, an arch deed. – Shak. Shakspeare uses this word as a noun; “My worthy arch and patrons;” but the use is not authorized.
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