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arc-bou⋅tant

  [ark-boo-tahn]
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–noun, plural arcs-bou⋅tants  [ark-boo-tahn] . French.
flying buttress.
Origin:
lit., thrusting arch
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arc-bou·tant   (är'bōō-täɴ')   
n.   pl. arcs-bou·tants (är'bōō-täɴ')
See flying buttress.

[French : arc, arch (from Old French; see arc) + boutant, present participle of bouter, to thrust (from Old French; see butt1).]
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