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Webster 1913 Edition


Appui

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Apˊpui′

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Noun.
[F., fr. L.
ad
+
podium
foothold, Gr. [GREEK], dim. of [GREEK], [GREEK], foot.]
1.
A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.
[Obs.]
If a vine be to climb trees that are of any great height, there would be stays and
appuies
set to it.
Holland.