Bretesche
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of brattice. alt-of, alternative
"... still further west , upon which a bretesche would rest overhanging the entrance. The keep entrance was dealt with at the same time, the existing ribbed inner portion, replacing the Norman entrance which has entirely disappeared."
Example
More examples"... still further west , upon which a bretesche would rest overhanging the entrance. The keep entrance was dealt with at the same time, the existing ribbed inner portion, replacing the Norman entrance which has entirely disappeared."
Etymology
From Old French bretesche.
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