What is the Latin word for buttress?

The usual Latin words for “buttress” are erīsma, nōn. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“buttress” in Latin

erīsmaA buttress nōnnot

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

buttress

anteris, -idis, f., erisma, n. (ἀντηρίς, -ίδος; ἔρεισμα, -ατος).

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What is the Latin word for buttress?: The usual Latin words for “buttress” are erīsma, nōn. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.