Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Appoggiáre, v. a.
1. to prop up, support; 2. to support, countenance, favour, protect. — la labarda, to spunge upon; v. r. 1. to rely upon, depend upon, trust to; 2. to seek a patron or protector; v. r. — a, to lean against or upon any thing.
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