To set it upright again, and to prop and buttress it up for duration. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
buttressed — adjective having buttresses or supports. Only the buttressed outer walls still stood … Wiktionary
buttressed — un·buttressed; … English syllables
buttressed — adjective see buttress I … New Collegiate Dictionary
buttressed — but·tress || bÊŒtrɪs n. support, brace v. support, reinforce … English contemporary dictionary
buttressed — adjective held up by braces or buttresses (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑braced • Similar to: ↑supported … Useful english dictionary
buttressed thread — A screw thread with one vertical and one inclined flank … Dictionary of automotive terms
architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… … Universalium
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
History of Israel — The State of Israel ( he. מדינת ישראל, Medinat Yisrael ) was established in 1948 after nearly two thousand years of Jewish dispersal, and 55 years of Zionist agitation. In the sixty years since it achieved independence, its Arab neighbours have… … Wikipedia
race — race1 /rays/, n., v., raced, racing. n. 1. a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing. 2. races, a series of races, usually of horses or dogs, run at a set time over a regular course: They spent a day at the races. 3. any… … Universalium
