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noun
A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building.
synonym: buttress.
is a specific kind of: support.
is a broader term that covers: arc-boutant, flying buttress.
derivation: buttress.
Dutch: beer, stut, steunbeer, steunPolish: skarpa, przypora, szkarpa
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