Bouterez

Bouterez
bouterec, bouterez
moulin; moulin à drap - anc. fr.

Glossaire des noms topographiques en France . 2013.

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  • Buttress — But tress, n. [OE. butrasse, boterace, fr. F. bouter to push; cf. OF. bouteret (nom. sing. and acc. pl. bouterez) buttress. See {Butt} an end, and cf. {Butteris}.] 1. (Arch.) A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flying buttress — Buttress But tress, n. [OE. butrasse, boterace, fr. F. bouter to push; cf. OF. bouteret (nom. sing. and acc. pl. bouterez) buttress. See {Butt} an end, and cf. {Butteris}.] 1. (Arch.) A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • buttress — n. [OF. bouterez, to thrust] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Culicidae pupae, a sclerotized, thickened basolateral part of the paddle; external buttress; external thickening; nervure. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A radiating ridge on the interior that… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Bouterec — bouterec, bouterez moulin; moulin à drap anc. fr …   Glossaire des noms topographiques en France

  • buttress — [ bʌtrɪs] noun 1》 a projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall. 2》 a projecting portion of a hill or mountain. verb support with buttresses. ↘support or strengthen: authority was buttressed by religious belief. Origin ME: from OFr …   English new terms dictionary

  • buttress — /ˈbʌtrəs / (say butruhs) noun 1. Architecture a structure built against a wall or building for the purpose of giving it stability. 2. any prop or support. 3. a thing shaped like a buttress, as a rock wall projecting from a mountainside. –verb (t) …  

  • buttress — ► NOUN 1) a projecting support built against a wall. 2) a projecting portion of a hill or mountain. ► VERB 1) support with buttresses. 2) support or strengthen. ORIGIN from Old French ars bouterez thrusting arch …   English terms dictionary

  • buttress — [bu′tris] n. [ME boteras < OFr bouterez, pl. of bouteret, flying buttress < buter: see BUTT2] 1. a projecting structure, generally of brick or stone, built against a wall to support or reinforce it 2. anything like a buttress; support or… …   English World dictionary

  • buttress — n. & v. n. 1 a a projecting support of stone or brick etc. built against a wall. b a source of help or encouragement (she was a buttress to him in his trouble). 2 a projecting portion of a hill or mountain. v.tr. (often foll. by up) 1 support… …   Useful english dictionary

  • but|tress — «BUHT rihs», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a support built against a wall or building to strengthen it. b) Figurative: »While I cannot be called a pillar I must be regarded as a buttress of the Church because I support it from outside (attributed to… …   Useful english dictionary

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