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Screw thread profile with an asymmetric square/slanted shape
Buttress thread forms, also known as sawtooth thread forms or breech-lock thread forms. are screw thread profiles with an asymmetric shape, having one
Buttress_thread
Screw used as a linkage in a mechanism
"unwrapping" one revolution of a thread. This is most easily described for a square or buttress thread as the thread angle is 0 and has no bearing on
Leadscrew
Screw thread profiles with trapezoidal outlines
thread. It is one of the strongest symmetric thread profiles; however, for loads in only one direction, such as vises, the asymmetric buttress thread
Trapezoidal_thread_form
Helical structure used to convert between rotational and linear movement or force
V-threads, the isosceles triangle is, more specifically, equilateral. For buttress threads, the triangle is scalene. The theoretical triangle is usually truncated
Screw_thread
Hardware threading standard
Whitworth (BSW) – a British thread standard with 55° thread angle. Buttress thread Engineering tolerance Garden hose thread List of DIN standards List
ISO_metric_screw_thread
Pipes with helical threads
provides the seal. AN thread British Standard Pipe thread (BSP) Buttress thread Fire hose thread Garden hose thread National pipe thread (NPT) Nipple (plumbing)
Threaded_pipe
Angle between flanks of a screw thread
engineering, the thread angle of a screw is the included angle between the thread flanks, measured in a plane containing the thread axis. This is a defining
Thread_angle
Mechanical lifting device operated by turning a leadscrew
square thread or buttress thread is used, because it has the lowest friction and wear. In technical applications, such as actuators, an Acme thread is used
Jackscrew
Mechanism that converts motion, and forces, from rotational to linear
valves, scissor jacks and lead screws in machines like lathes. (g) Buttress thread - This is used in high-load applications in which the load force is
Screw_mechanism
for pipe threads conforming to ISO 228 part 1 Active DIN 76-3 Runouts, Undercuts for Trapezoidal Threads, Buttress Threads and Knuckle Threads and other
List_of_DIN_standards
screw thread, often shortened to thread, is a helical structure used to convert between rotational and linear movement or force. A screw thread is an
List_of_thread_standards
Medical device used to hold body tissues together
with an attached length of thread. There are numerous types of suture which differ by needle shape and size as well as thread material and characteristics
Surgical_suture
Calibre of tank ammunition
average diameter is around 24.2 mm, 27 mm is the maximum diameter of the buttress threads. DM33 Germany Rheinmetall 1987 ⌀ 28 × 510 mm 20:1 / 19:1 Tungsten alloy
120×570mm_NATO
drill-steel equipment for percussive long-hole drilling — Reverse-buttress-threaded equipments 1 1/16 and 1 1/4 in (27 and 32 mm) ISO 1722:1974 Rock drilling
List_of_ISO_standards_1–1999
Railway workshops in Bihar, India
welded to the cast-steel gearbox. The elevating screw is provided with buttress thread supported with single-acting thrust ball-bearing having a spherical
Jamalpur_Locomotive_Workshop
Apparatus for securing a workpiece
motion, vastly speeding up the process of adjustment. Common thread types are Acme and buttress. Traditional woodworking workbench vises are commonly either
Vise
Roman Catholic church in Ilocos Sur, Philippines
reinforced by thirteen huge rectangular buttresses each typical of Earthquake Baroque architecture. The first buttress from the front is adorned by a huge
Santa Maria Church (Ilocos Sur)
Santa_Maria_Church_(Ilocos_Sur)
Type of climbing with ice tools
distinction between waterfall ice and alpine climbing; the Moonflower Buttress (WI6 M7 A2, 1983) in the Alaska Range applied the highest levels of ice
Ice_climbing
U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C.
removed. A continuous sloping unreinforced concrete buttress encircles what remains. The buttress is 100 feet 4 inches (30.6 m) square at its base, 64 feet
Washington_Monument
Fortress gun
hydro-pneumatic recoil system and an interrupted thread breech block; the latter had a mushroom head and stepped-up buttress-type screws. Two carriages have been
Type_89_15_cm_cannon
A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing
Glossary_of_climbing_terms
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. Buttressed by news of the recent Union victory at Antietam, on September 22, 1862
Abraham_Lincoln
Perennial woody plant with elongated trunk
function of buttress roots: a comparative study of the anchorage systems of buttressed (Aglaia and Nephelium ramboutan species) and non-buttressed (Mallotus
Tree
Power saw with a continuous band blade
miter cuts. Precision blade gives accurate cuts with a smooth finish. Buttress blade provides faster cutting and large chip loads. Claw tooth blade gives
Bandsaw
2005 non-fiction book by Steven Johnson
political organization of the 2004 campaign." Overall, he presents evidence to buttress the Internet's benefits. The book has received mixed critical reviews.
Everything Bad Is Good for You
Everything_Bad_Is_Good_for_You
Fruitstone used as a prayer bead in Hinduism
evergreen trees which grow quickly, and as they mature their roots form buttresses, rising up near the trunk and radiating out along the surface of the ground
Rudraksha
2025 suspension of an American talk show
more lucrative." Critics and media analysts highlighted his threat as buttressing Kimmel's remarks in that night's monologue criticizing Trump for unlawfully
Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!
2017 science fiction novel by Nick Harkaway
seemingly impossible maze of other lives/narratives. In one narrative/memory thread, Neith sees the life of Greek investment banker Constantine Kyriakos in
Gnomon_(novel)
Indian agricultural caste
Krishna-loving Koeris, Kurmis and Ahirs ... In either case, these calls were buttressed with appeals to Sanskritic varna theory and Brahmanical caste convention
Kurmi
Varied tribal groups in the Indian subcontinent
and commensality, but also observe a jâti division within the tribe, buttressed by notions of social pollution, a mythological explanation and harsh punishments
Adivasi
Online platform used to build relations
students has been known to affect their academic life negatively. This is buttressed by the fact that their use constitutes distractions, as well as that the
Social_networking_service
Town and administrative division in Italy
Clare): Begun in 1257, this church is characterized by its massive lateral buttresses, a prominent rose window, and a simple Gothic interior. It contains 13th-century
Assisi
Surgical component that interfaces with the bone of the jaw
rates. The platform between the implant and the abutment can be flat (buttress) or conical fit. In conical fit abutments, the collar of the abutment sits
Dental_implant
Military fortress in Punjab, India
pragmatic perspective, resistance to tyranny and protection to weak. The buttresses can be functioning as a viewing platform for the parade of the troops
Gobindgarh_Fort
Art museum in Paris, France
des Souverains in the Colonnade Wing, an ideological project aimed at buttressing his personal legitimacy. In 1861, he bought 11,835 artworks including
Louvre
Species of gastropod
about nine less strongly tuberculated spiral threads with feebler threads between. These intermediate threads become feebler towards the center. The tubercles
Calthalotia_arruensis
Music genre
causing young white freak-folk stars to erect a sonic preserve fit to buttress against the pop centrality of such colored genres as dirty South hip-hop
Freak_folk
propagule consisting of a seed or fruit and associated floral parts or bracts. buttress root A root growing from an above-ground stem or trunk, and providing support
Glossary_of_botanical_terms
Woodworking clamp
motion, vastly speeding up the process of adjustment. Common thread types are Acme and buttress. A twin-screw vise allows for secure clamping of larger workpieces
Woodworking_vise
Protestant Christian theological tradition
of the presbytery. — St. Paul of Tarsus, KJV The Methodist Church also buttresses this argument with the leg of sacred tradition of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral
Wesleyan_theology
2024 film score by Benjamin Wallfisch
Alexander of Script Magazine wrote "The swelling score by Benjamin Wallfisch buttresses scenes of distress, chaos, and cataclysm". Ronak Kotecha of The Times
Twisters_(score)
Apartment building in Manhattan, New York
have protruding hoods. The doorway and windows are flanked by stepped buttresses, which ascend three stories. Within the protruding bays, there are carved
44_West_77th_Street
Genus of flowering plants
Sapindaceae. They are large trees, which are monoecious, usually with buttress roots, with red exudate (substance like resin, pouring out of the trunk)
Pometia_(plant)
Gothic and Tudor arch windows, hood mouldings over the doors and windows, buttresses, a crenelated roof-line, and a small Gothic spire crowning the whole.
Plantation complexes in the Southern United States
Plantation_complexes_in_the_Southern_United_States
City and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico
carved on them. The facade of the church is made of quarried stone with buttresses that flank the portal and side walls. Inside is a sculpture of Saint Peter
Zapopan
Computer processor contained on an integrated-circuit chip
team of 250 researchers. The effort to accomplish the impossible was buttressed by development of and through—remote-collaboration and assigning younger
Microprocessor
Weapon
leg, while the sight is on the left. Other differences are the buttress-type threads on the traversing and elevating screws of the Japanese weapon, as
Type_97_81_mm_infantry_mortar
2007 studio album by Britney Spears
serviceable dance album abundant in the kind of bouncy electro elements that buttressed her hottest hits." A reviewer for NME said that the heavily-processed
Blackout (Britney Spears album)
Blackout_(Britney_Spears_album)
Idea of the United States as unique nation
Harold Koh distinguishes "distinctive rights, different labels, the 'flying buttress' mentality, and double standards. (...) [T]he fourth face—double standards—presents
American_exceptionalism
European history from the 5th to 15th centuries
Gothic style, marked by the use of rib vaults, pointed arches, flying buttresses, and large stained glass windows. It was used mainly in churches and cathedrals
Middle_Ages
French comic book creator and film director (born 1951)
released several albums by Bilal. The Call of the Stars (March 1979. Flying Buttress Publications ISBN 0-918348-02-1, ISBN 978-0-918348-02-9) A collection of
Enki_Bilal
by the prophet Jesse. The development of the rib vault and the flying buttress resulted in cathedrals that were higher and higher, with less need for
French Gothic stained glass windows
French_Gothic_stained_glass_windows
picking on a suspect foreign company, officials can raise their profile and buttress domestic competitors, all while winning points internally for backing a
Censorship_in_China
Military units under the sole control of a U.S. state government
commands to support the National Guard, especially medical commands to buttress civil authorities during a civil crisis, has become an emerging trend.
State_defense_force
Period of Spanish history (1516–1700)
alliance in Europe. Although the Habsburg alliance was successful in buttressing the Catholic Church against the rise of Protestantism. Sheep-farming
Habsburg_Spain
Use of racial theories for and against Zionism
anthropologists in Israel, Sergiu Micle and Eugene D. Kobyliansky, did buttress this conclusion in a number of studies at the time employing four different
Racial conceptions of Jewish identity in Zionism
Racial_conceptions_of_Jewish_identity_in_Zionism
Church in Manhattan, New York
north. The main entrance, which leads to the nave, is flanked by large buttresses. The entrance portal contains niches with sculptures. The center of the
Saint Thomas Church (Manhattan)
Saint_Thomas_Church_(Manhattan)
Suspension bridge in New York City
000-square-foot (650 m2) public plaza. The sides of the anchorages have large buttresses that slope upward. Carrère and Hastings designed approach plazas on both
Manhattan_Bridge
archivolts with double thread of quadrangular stars, it was covered with slate pyramidal spire. Outside the nave, the Romanesque buttresses must have appeared
Iglesia de Santa María del Temple (Ceinos de Campos)
Iglesia_de_Santa_María_del_Temple_(Ceinos_de_Campos)
Serbian Orthodox church in Manhattan, New York
roughly 100 feet (30 m) in height. The façade is supported by four stone buttresses, framed by delicate stone turrets at the sides, and punctuated by a large
Trinity_Chapel_Complex
144°58′26″E / 37.830594°S 144.973752°E / -37.830594; 144.973752 Four large buttress statues of the Shrine representing Peace and Goodwill, Patriotism Justice
List of public art in Melbourne
List_of_public_art_in_Melbourne
Commercial building in Manhattan, New York
segmentally arched double-hung windows set between brick piers expressed as buttresses rather than decorative pilasters, reflecting the building's industrial
53–55_Beach_Street
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
made of terracotta; on the 58th through 60th floors, terracotta with buttresses; and on the 61st and 62nd floors, darker bricks with pediments and rhombus
40_Wall_Street
State park in Colorado, United States
the most notable of which was in 1921. The dam, NID ID CO00299, is a buttress concrete structure completed in 1975. It is 250 feet (76 meters) tall and
Lake_Pueblo_State_Park
2023 season of British sci-fi TV series
static lighting, adjusting the textures, and animating the walls and buttresses. Nearly every shot in the episode had an element of CGI. To achieve the
Doctor_Who_specials_(2023)
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
with aluminum frames. The company also removed some decorative flying buttresses near the tower's crown and refaced four tourelles in aluminum because
Woolworth_Building
Portraits of Elizabeth I of England and Ireland
Sir Roy Strong writes: "The cult of Gloriana was skilfully created to buttress public order and, even more, deliberately to replace the pre-Reformation
Portraiture_of_Elizabeth_I
Interdenominational church in Manhattan, New York
sixth floors are also recessed between buttressed arches. The seventh-floor windows are flush with the buttresses. The two outermost bays have two sets
Riverside_Church
History of Istanbul under Ottoman rule
decree remained unenforced, and merchants even built shops between the buttresses of Hagia Sophia. In the same year, Sinan designed the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha
Istanbul during the Ottoman Empire
Istanbul_during_the_Ottoman_Empire
Ideological faction within the Democratic Party
'post-racial' future." The Watergate Babies and Atari Democrats found a common thread in what historian Brent Cebul describes as twentieth-century "supply-side
New_Democrats_(United_States)
Proposed reconstructed word list for the Proto-Indo-European language
epistéllō "message, letter; commission; will" ⇒ ; stḗlē "block of stone, buttress; boundary post" > stele, stela sthala- "place, ground, location" OCS stĭlati
Indo-European_vocabulary
Architectural style
at King's College Chapel, where the eastern buttresses of the 1450s are plain, while the Tudor buttresses to the west are festooned with carved heraldic
Tudor_architecture
Town in Colorado, United States
Romanesque Revival church with its round-arched openings, rose windows, buttresses, and rough stone foundation. Carnegie Library, 1117 Reese Street, 1371
Silverton,_Colorado
Catholic cathedral in Manhattan, New York
of the jambs of the central window are buttresses, terminated by pinnacles, and between these and the buttresses of the tower are rich Gothic panels, terminated
St. Patrick's Cathedral (New York City)
St._Patrick's_Cathedral_(New_York_City)
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
ground level, there is a non-structural buttress made of marble, with elaborate pediments above. The buttress consists of two bays, one facing each street
General_Electric_Building
Ruined Hellenistic city in Afghanistan
continued to strike valuable coins and the ramparts were bolstered with a buttress and brick linings. The city's development was greatly slowed when Diodotus I
Ai-Khanoum
Period in British history from 1603 to 1714
Protector, with powers akin to those of a monarch. Cromwell's power was buttressed by his continuing popularity among the army, which he had built up during
Stuart_period
Heritage Site of Paoay Church was built. The church is known for its giant buttresses, part of the earthquake Baroque architecture. In 1720, the religious paintings
Asian_art
Heavily forested area of Southeast Texas, US
cypress sloughs with older bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) and their buttresses and protruding knees are impressive environments. Cypress sloughs occupy
Big_Thicket
Russian writer, novelist and playwright (born 1938)
living conditions. The collection of stories has been well reviewed, buttressing Petrushevskaya's reputation in the English-speaking world. An article
Lyudmila_Petrushevskaya
Building in Manhattan, New York
the structure to have an imposing form, with vertical piers designed as buttresses; setbacks at upper floors; and a program of elaborate ornamentation on
Barclay–Vesey_Building
Architecture of Indian state
by their own they constructed huts made of wattle and doab, that were buttressed by stone boulders, presumably having conical roof resting on the bamboo
Architecture_of_Karnataka
Historic building in Naples, Italy
stay in Naples in 1845, as recalled by a plaque. The stables serve as a buttress to the garden and are a room of about twelve hundred square metres characterised
Royal_Palace_of_Naples
roots penetrates the ground, they increase soil grip. Root-Buttress or Plank Buttress or Buttress-Root – Climbing roots – Clinging roots – Contractile-roots
Glossary_of_plant_morphology
Ancient Mesopotamian city state
same layout with 3HB III. All three levels have a central niched-and-buttressed building which is surrounded by a low enclosure wall with unknown height
Lagash
timber roofs. The Gothic style of architecture with its vaults, flying buttresses and pointed gothic arches developed in the twelfth century, and in the
History_of_construction
Village in Somerset, England
were throwing mills which produced high quality spun silk thread. The third mill wove silk thread into cloth. Bales of raw silk were imported to the mills
Evercreech
Cultural artefacts used by Aboriginal Australians
made from different materials in different areas, they were made from buttress root, mulga wood, and bark. A handle is attached or carved on the back
Australian Aboriginal artefacts
Australian_Aboriginal_artefacts
Art produced by or for members of the Catholic Church
vestments. The architectural innovations of the pointed arch and the flying buttress, allowed taller, lighter churches with large areas of glazed window. Gothic
Catholic_art
Christian saint, Bishop of York from 664 to 678
Vita is a hagiography, intended to show Wilfrid as a saintly man, and to buttress claims that he was a saint. The Vita is selective in its coverage, and
Wilfrid
Armory in Manhattan, New York
were installed; the drill hall was repainted in green and gray; and the buttresses were modified or removed. Though the gallery seating was removed in 1955
Park_Avenue_Armory
Catholic church in New York City
carving of the Crucifixion. On the north and south the bays are divided by buttresses supporting the steeply pitched copper roof Inside, the entire nave is
Church of St. Vincent Ferrer (Manhattan)
Church_of_St._Vincent_Ferrer_(Manhattan)
Catholic church at University College Cork, Ireland
"surmounted by improbable pinnacles...and probably better regarded as clasping buttresses". The chapel's interior has a simple layout consisting of a main entrance
Honan_Chapel
Mountain in the American state of Colorado
the mountain. Hobo Cave is a small single-room cave found beneath a rock buttress on Flagstaff Mountain. Climbers sometimes use it for bouldering. Geology
Flagstaff Mountain (Boulder County, Colorado)
Flagstaff_Mountain_(Boulder_County,_Colorado)
Rock outcrop, Derbyshire
and Elder Crack. Curbar Edge is featured in several films, including: Threads (1984) The Big Issue (1996) Hard Grit (1998) Young James (2007) Head Games
Curbar_Edge
Historic palace in Meudon, France
Meudon. There is still the wall at the bottom, enclosed, as well as a buttress. The rest of this building adjoins the back of the garden of the Museum
Château_de_Meudon
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
plants, evoking the stylized forms common in the Art Deco style. There are buttresses on the fifth and sixth stories of the Lexington Avenue elevation's central
Chanin_Building
Armory in Manhattan, New York
On all sides, the first story consists of a brick and stone wall with buttresses. The roof is a barrel vault that early sources cited as measuring 126
69th_Regiment_Armory
used to strengthen tunnels in mines. From Arabic da'm (دَعم), meaning "buttress, support, fortify, pillar, hold up". [dʕm] (listen) adiafa: present or
Influence of Arabic on Spanish
Influence_of_Arabic_on_Spanish
and a gable, and it is flanked by buttresses with pinnacles. The portal is flanked by narrow bays with buttresses, and to the left is a square tower
Listed buildings in Leeds (Hyde Park and Woodhouse)
Listed_buildings_in_Leeds_(Hyde_Park_and_Woodhouse)
BUTTRESS THREAD
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Girl/Female
Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Latin
Divine; Mythological Ancient Roman Divinity Diana was Noted for Beauty and Swiftness; Often Depicted as a Huntress; Diana Princess of Wales
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Latin
Divine; Mythological Ancient Roman Divinity Diana was Noted for Beauty and Swiftness; Often Depicted as a Huntress; Form of Diana; Diana Princess of Wales
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Latin
Divine; Mythological Ancient Roman Divinity Diana was Noted for Beauty and Swiftness; Often Depicted as a Huntress; Form of Diana; Diana Princess of Wales
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
A huntress.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Latin, Swedish
Divine; Mythological Ancient Roman Divinity Diana was Noted for Beauty and Swiftness; Often Depicted as a Huntress
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Burrows.Possibly an altered form of German Börries or Borr(i)es (see Burress).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Buttery.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Burrows.Possibly an altered form of German Börries or Borr(i)es (see Burress).
Girl/Female
Greek
A huntress.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Burrows. Compare Burriss.Probably also an Americanized spelling of German Börries (see Burres).
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek, Latin
A Huntress; Immovable
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Latin, Netherlands, Swedish
Divine; Mythological Ancient Roman Divinity Diana was Noted for Beauty and Swiftness; Often Depicted as a Huntress; Form of Diana; Diana Princess of Wales
Girl/Female
Greek
Virgin goddess of the moon; huntress; goddess of the hunt. Mythology; the equivalent of the Roman...
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Indian, Latin
Candle; Brightener; One who Brings Fortune; Joyful; Divine; Ancient Roman Divinity Diana was Noted for Beauty and Swiftness; Often Depicted as a Huntress; Oil Lamp
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Butter 1.English : occupational name for a servant working in a wine cellar, Norman French boterie (see Buttery), with the Middle English genitive -s.German : variant of Butter 2.
Girl/Female
Arabic American
Huntress; fortunate.
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
A Huntress
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Bottle, from the medieval personal name Bottyll, of Scandinavian origin.
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Latin
Divine; Mythological Ancient Roman Divinity Diana was Noted for Beauty and Swiftness; Often Depicted as a Huntress; Form of Diana; Diana Princess of Wales
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Greek
A Huntress; Immovable
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Boy/Male
German
Princely.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Celebration Song
Boy/Male
Muslim
Permanent, Everlasting
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, 1 & 2' King. Also Hal, king's son and Prince of Wales, who becomes Henry V....
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shambari | ஷாமà¯à®ªà®°à¯€
Illusion
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nedumaran | நேதà¯à®®à®¾à®°à®£
Tall and handsome
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Beauty
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Malaysian, Muslim, Sindhi, Swahili, Tamil
Generous; Noble; Handsome; Beneficence; King of Gems; Companion of Prophet Muhammad
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hemaadri | ஹேமாதà¯à®°à¯€
Mountain of gold
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
A Raga
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n.
A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Buttress
n.
A mass of interwoven brush, poles, etc., to protect a bank from being worn away by currents or waves.
imp. & p. p.
of Buttress
v. t.
To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
n.
The short wooden buttress of a post.
n.
Tutoress.
n.
A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses.
n.
A woman who performs the duties of a tutor; an instructress.
n.
A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.
n.
A female guardian; a tutoress.
n.
An under bed or mattress of straw.
n.
A female supplicant.
n.
A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.
n.
Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.
n.
A flying buttress.
n.
Anything which supports or strengthens.
n.
A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall.
n.
A woman who hunts or follows the chase; as, the huntress Diana.
n.
A smooth kind of cartridge paper used for making cards.