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arc-bou⋅tant

[ark-boo-tahn]
–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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