arc-boutant
noun
arcs-boutants
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pluralof arc-boutant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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)
