flying buttressn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈflying ˈbuttress.

A prop or stay (usually carried by a segment of an arch), springing from a pier or other support, and abutting against a structure, for the purpose of resisting thrust. = arc-boutant n., arch-buttress n. at arch n.¹ Compounds 2.

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buttressc1330

botraillec1475

foot wharf1576

shouldering piece1585

flying buttress1669

buttressing1672

counterfort1728

arc-boutant1731

alette1810

flyer1912

arch-buttress-

1669 Sir C. Wren in C. Wren Parentalia (1750) 304 The Ailes, from whence arise Bows or Flying Buttresses to the Walls of the Navis.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 99 One of the flying buttresses of the chapel.

1849 J. H. Parker Introd. Study Gothic Archit. iii. 142 The flying buttress..is often found in Norman work, but concealed under the roof of the triforium.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	flying buttress
释义	flying buttressn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈflying ˈbuttress. A prop or stay (usually carried by a segment of an arch), springing from a pier or other support, and abutting against a structure, for the purpose of resisting thrust. = arc-boutant n., arch-buttress n. at arch n.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > buttress buttressc1330 botraillec1475 foot wharf1576 shouldering piece1585 flying buttress1669 buttressing1672 counterfort1728 arc-boutant1731 alette1810 flyer1912 arch-buttress- 1669 Sir C. Wren in C. Wren Parentalia (1750) 304 The Ailes, from whence arise Bows or Flying Buttresses to the Walls of the Navis. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 99 One of the flying buttresses of the chapel. 1849 J. H. Parker Introd. Study Gothic Archit. iii. 142 The flying buttress..is often found in Norman work, but concealed under the roof of the triforium. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1669
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