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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.

    There peaketh up a mighty high mount.
    --Holand.

  2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky. ``Dwindle, peak, and pine.''
    --Shak.

  3. [Cf. Peek.] To pry; to peep slyly.
    --Shak.

    Peak arch (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch.