The term "buttress" is employed with a remarkable versatility in literature, serving both literal and metaphorical functions. In architectural contexts, authors describe physical supports as essential structural elements—whether in a Gothic arch [1, 2] or a navigational landmark on a rugged path [3, 4]—emphasizing how the buttress stabilizes or reinforces an edifice. In contrast, writers also evoke the word metaphorically, using it to denote the reinforcement of ideas or arguments, as seen when conclusions are “buttressed” by supportive evidence [5] or religious beliefs are expressed through various intellectual supports [6]. Even historical documents incorporate the term literally in discussions of physical structures [7, 8, 9], illustrating the word's dual capacity to navigate both tangible and abstract realms.