arc-boutant
Americannoun
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arcs-boutants
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of arc-boutant
Literally, “thrusting arch”
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It may be remarked that these northern attributes of lofty vaulting and the high development of the arc-boutant were not general throughout the south, or indeed in any other region than the north of France.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
The choir, chevet, and apside are of massive building, though not lacking grace, in spite of the absence of the arcs-boutants of the best Gothic.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
Montjean is dominated by a fine ogival church, with a battery of arcs-boutants which are a joy in themselves.
From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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