Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - buttress
Buttress
buttress
n. & v. --n. 1 a a projecting support of stone or brick etc. built against a wall. b a source of help or encouragement (she was a buttress to him in his trouble). 2 a projecting portion of a hill or mountain. --v.tr. (often foll. by up) 1 support with a buttress. 2 support by argument etc. (claim buttressed by facts). Etymology: ME f. OF (ars) bouterez thrusting (arch) f. bouteret f. bouter BUTT(1)
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I. noun see: butt Date: 14th century a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building, something that resembles a ~: as, a projecting part of a mountain or hill, a horny protuberance on a horse's hoof at the heel, the broadened base of a tree trunk or a thickened vertical part of it, something that supports or strengthens , ~ed adjective II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to furnish or shore up with a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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