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A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.

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  1. n. A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.
  2. n. The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.
  3. 1. (Arch.) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. 2. (Masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported. Butment cheek (Carp.), the part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear. Knight.
  4. A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joinsit to the upright pier.
  5. n. A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. n. The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.