But·tress v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttressed (░); p. pr. & vb. n. Buttressing.] To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
To set it upright again, and to prop and buttress it up for duration. --Burke.
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buttressed
adj : held up by braces or buttresses [syn: braced]