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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Butmentnoun
That part of the arch which joins it to the upright pier.
Etymology: aboutement, Fr.
The supporters or butments of the said arch cannot suffer so much violence, as in the precedent flat posture. Henry Wotton.
Webster Dictionary
Butmentnoun
a buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier
Butmentnoun
the mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Butment in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Butment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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