Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To support; military, to post, as troops, at a point of support.
- noun . A support, stay, or prop.
- noun In the manège, a reciprocal action between the mouth of the horse and the hand of the rider, the bit and rein forming the line of communication: thus, a horse with a sensitive mouth may be said to have a good appui, and the same may be said of the rider if his hand is good.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.
- noun (Man.) The mutual bearing or support of the hand of the rider and the mouth of the horse through the bit and bridle.
- noun (Mil.) any point of support or basis of operations, as a rallying point.
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- noun obsolete A
support orsupporter ; astay ; aprop .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Will you let me use you as a 'point d'appui ', Mr. Beaton?"
Complete March Family Trilogy William Dean Howells 1878
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"Will you let me use you as a 'point d'appui ', Mr. Beaton?"
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete William Dean Howells 1878
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"Will you let me use you as a 'point d'appui ', Mr. Beaton?"
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 3 William Dean Howells 1878
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Bon marche de Dofus Kamas.achat de dofus.le prix moins cher.nous vendons dofus,or de Wakfu. 24/7 appui-en-ligne et livraison rapide.
Cyril Nri in Oxford Street at Royal Court Theatre uknaija 2008
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Bon marche de Dofus Kamas.achat de dofus.le prix moins cher.nous vendons dofus,or de Wakfu. 24/7 appui-en-ligne et livraison rapide.
Tuna Toast Tokyoastrogirl 2007
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On dismissing me, he did indeed call me to him, and giving me his hand to kiss a second time, he observed: ‘Suzanne, la mort de votre mère vous a privée de votre appui naturel; mais vous pourrez toujours compter sur ma protection,’ but with the other hand he gave me at once a slight push on the shoulder, and, with the sharpening of the corners of the mouth habitual with him, he added,
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La ville de Hull ritre donc son appui et son soutien la Socit plantaire pour l'assainissement de l'nergie considrant son intervention indispensable et l'encourage fortement poursuivre sa dmarche humanitaire.
Chapter 1 1990
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En plus, nous voulons vous offrir notre appui complet en ce concerne toutes les mesures que vous avancez pour assurer un Quebec fort dans un Canada progressif et uni.
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Adams een cathagorisch antwoord heeft versogt, om daar van aan sijne principaalen kennis te kunnen geeven, als meede op de requesten van een groot aantal commercieerende, fabriceerende en sig door den handel geneerende ingezeetenen in deese provincie, tot appui van hunne versoeken ter generaliteit den 20 deeser gedaan ten einde tot verkrijging der handel uit deesen landen op
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat
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"There is an _appui_ in a good gown," said Madame de Stal.
Manners and Social Usages Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
chained_bear commented on the word appui
"fr. prop, stay, help, support." See usage on point de appui. (citation in list description)
October 10, 2008