What does "bretache" mean?

Alternative form of brattice (“structure for attack or defence”).

What is a synonym for "bretache"?

Common synonyms include: barrier, buffer, buffer state, bulkhead, bumper, cushion.

Bretache

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Noun

1
Alternative form of brattice (“structure for attack or defence”). alt-of, alternative
"[…] St. George on the wall, in the entry of the hall, with two leaden windows; to wainscote the chamber in which Guy de Lezinan our brother lay; and to rebuild the two rotten bretaches in the same castle and cover them with lead."

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barrier buffer buffer state bulkhead bumper cushion

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"[…] St. George on the wall, in the entry of the hall, with two leaden windows; to wainscote the chamber in which Guy de Lezinan our brother lay; and to rebuild the two rotten bretaches in the same castle and cover them with lead."

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