arc-boutant

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See also: arcboutant

English

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French arc-boutant.

Noun

arc-boutant (plural arc-boutants)

  1. (architecture) Synonym of flying buttress

Translations

French

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʁk.bu.tɑ̃/
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Noun

arc-boutant m (plural arcs-boutants)

  1. (architecture) flying buttress

Descendants

  • Catalan: arcbotant
  • English: arc-boutant
  • Portuguese: arcobotante
  • Spanish: arbotante

Participle

arc-boutant

  1. present participle of arc-bouter

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