appui-main

French

Alternative forms

• appuie-main

Etymology

From appuyer (“to support”) +‎ main (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɥi.mɛ̃/

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Noun

appui-main m (plural appuis-main or appui-mains)

1. (art) maulstick

Further reading

• “appui-main”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.