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sustentacle (səˈstɛntək(ə)l) [ad. L. sustentāculum (whence OF. su(b)stentacle, It. sostentacolo, etc.): see sustentaculum.] † 1. That which sustains or upholds; a support.1432–50 tr. Higden (Rolls) II. 219 Bestes and other creatures, whiche were create to the solace of man, to the sustentacle of rec...
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▪ I. † sustent, n. Obs. rare. [? Shortening of sustentacle, after OF. soustien.] That which sustains or supports.1664 Evelyn tr. Freart's Archit. 125 The Base..imports the sustent, prop or foot of a thing.▪ II. † sustent, v. Obs. rare. [f. L. sustent- or ad. L. sustentāre: see sustentate.] trans. To...
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