Machicolate
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To furnish with machicolations.
"The wide-wing’d sunset of the misty marsh / Glared on a huge machicolated tower / That stood with open doors […]"
- 2 supply with projecting galleries wordnet
Example
More examples"The wide-wing’d sunset of the misty marsh / Glared on a huge machicolated tower / That stood with open doors […]"
Etymology
From Medieval Latin machicolātus, perfect participle of machicolāre, from Old French machicoller, from machicolleis (“machicolation”), from Old Occitan machacol, from macar (“to crush”) + col (“neck”).
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