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Buttressing
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Buttressing
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1. Also called: pier
a construction, usually of brick or stone, built to support a wall
See also flying buttress2.
any support or prop
3.
something shaped like a buttress, such as a projection from a mountainside
4.
either of the two pointed rear parts of a horse's hoof
verb (transitive)
5.
to support (a wall) with a buttress
6.
to support or sustain
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Buttressing
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1.
a projecting structure, generally of brick or stone, built against a wall to support or reinforce it
2.
anything like a buttress; support or prop
verb transitive
3.
to support or reinforce with a buttress
4.
to prop up; bolster
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Buttressing
see synonyms of buttressingn.
1. A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement.
2. Something resembling a buttress, as:
a. The flared base of certain tree trunks.
b. A horny growth on the heel of a horse's hoof.
3. Something that serves to support, prop, or reinforce:"The law is by its very nature a buttress of the status quo"(J. William Fulbright).
tr.v.but·tressed, but·tress·ing, but·tress·es
1. To support or reinforce with a buttress.
2. To sustain, prop, or bolster:"The author buttresses her analysis with lengthy dissections of several of Moore's poems"(Warren Woessner).
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