"Solid masonry placed to counteract the lateral thrust of a bridge, arch, or vault." According to the glossary I ripped off from another site (URL in my list header).
1644 EVELYN Mem. (1857) I. 118 The four fountains of Lepidus, built at the abutments of four stately ways.
"Solid masonry placed to counteract the lateral thrust of a bridge, arch, or vault." According to the glossary I ripped off from another site (URL in my list header).
1644 EVELYN Mem. (1857) I. 118 The four fountains of Lepidus, built at the abutments of four stately ways.