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