appui

plural appuis · plural appuies · alternative appuy

1. obsoleteA support or supporter; a stay; a prop.

   If a Vine bee to climbe trees that are of any great height, there would be staies and appuies set to it, wherupon it may take hold

   1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XVII.] CHAP. XXIII. Of Trees ranged in rewes for to support Vines.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], 1st tome, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC, page 538

2. obsoletehorse-ridingThe mutual bearing or support of the hand of the rider and the mouth of the horse through the bit and bridle.
3. abbreviationclippingClipping of point d'appui.

present singular third person appuis · participle present appuiing · participle past appuied · past appuied · alternative appuy

1. transitivegovernmentTo prop or support, e.g. by posting troops.