arc-boutant

American

[ark-boo-tahn] / ark buˈtɑ̃ /

noun

French.

flying buttress.

arc-boutant British

/ arkbutɑ̃ /

noun

another name for flying buttress

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

arcs-boutants

plural

Etymology

Origin of arc-boutant

Literally, “thrusting arch”

Example Sentences

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The flying buttress, or Arc-boutant is carried across by an arch from one wall to another. p.

From The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History by Kingsley, Rose Georgina

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