buttressedadj.
/ˈbʌtrᵻst/, U.S. /ˈbətrəst/ 1. Furnished with a buttress or buttresses; strengthened, supported, or stabilized by a buttress or other load-bearing structure.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supported > with stays
buttressed1755
stayed1819
society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [adjective] > buttressed
buttressed1755
counterforted1816
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [adjective] > buttressed
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill or mountain > [adjective] > having projecting portion
buttressed1881
1755 M. Browne Percy-Lodge 15 Up it's buttress'd stone-cleft Sides His Foot a clamb'ring Ivy guides.
1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. iii. 130 Fain would he hope the rocks 'gan change To buttressed walls their shapeless range.
1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. vi. 206 The..shadowy niche, and buttressed pier.
1881 Macmillan's Mag. July 238/2 The isolated peaks and ranges of buttressed cliffs.
1914 Good Housek. Mag. Mar. 457/2 She wore a fashionable black and white gown, with a long chain of steel and brilliants crossing her buttressed bosom.
1950 Town Planning Rev. 21 108 One entered from the street into a small open court with a buttressed wall.
2009 Victorian Nov. 23/2 The chapel..comprises a small porch, a four bay, aisleless, buttressed nave and a shallow chancel.
2. Botany. Having buttress roots. Also: designating such a root.
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1848 J. D. Hooker Observ. Grand Trunk Road 17 The Bombax..is..a very striking tree from its buttressed trunk and gaudy scarlet flowers.
1876 W. H. G. Kingston Wanderers viii. 189 We reached a spot where the far-extending buttressed roots of an enormous tree completely impeded our progress.
1911 R. S. Troup Man. Forest Mensuration ii. 20 The [girth] measurement should be taken if possible above the buttressed part of the stem.
1934 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 20 316 Some of the ants follow the edge of a buttressed root.
1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 105 Natal Fig... In nature a large, spreading tree with a trunk, often buttressed, up to 13 ft. in diameter.
2004 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 16 Oct. (Travel section) 13 A partly cleared stretch of valley surrounded by tall, jungle-clad peaks and shaded by lofty buttressed trees.
3. figurative. That is strengthened or supported as though by a buttress. Of a belief, theory, etc.: corroborated by supporting evidence.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [adjective] > supported
underpight1377
backed1589
supported1613
underlaid1618
stayed1845
buttressed1860
1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 296 A religion towering over all the city—many buttressed.
1885 G. Allen Charles Darwin x. 170 A..powerfully buttressed theory.
1920 Amer. Artisan 23 Oct. 37/1 The strongly buttressed faith of the hardware jobbers in the ability of our Nation to carry forward its traditions of order, progress, and justice is a bulwark against the tides of pessimism.
1965 Irish Times 19 Apr. 7/2 The Communist forces operating so successfully against the buttressed Government forces of South Vietnam.
2016 Economist 2 Jan. 50/3 This legally buttressed status allowed them to fund themselves by selling shares to the public.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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