A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 13
olid part of a pier or wall, etc., againstwhich an arch abuts, or from which it immediately springs,acting as a support to the thrust or lateral pressure.The abutments of a bridge are the walls adjoining tothe land which supports the ends of the road-way, orthe arches at the extremities. Also the… … Abacisci (Lat. deriv.), smalltesserae for pavements or squaretablets. Abamurus (Med. Lat.), a but-tress. Abbey. See Monastery.Abreuvoir (Fr.), jointing inmasonry.Absis, Apsis, or Apse. Stcrotma—Sttmerg.
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