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RESSAUT
\ɹɪsˈa͡ʊt], \ɹɪsˈaʊt], \ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈaʊ_t]\
Definitions of RESSAUT
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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res-awt',
n
. (archit.)
a
projection
of
one
part
from
another
. [Fr.,--
L
. resil[=i]re,
to
leap
back
.]
1908
- Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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