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machicolation

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machicolation

Main Entry:: ma·chic·o·la·tion
Pronunciation:: \mə-ˌchi-kə-ˈlā-shən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Medieval Latin machicolare to furnish with machicolations, from Middle French machicoller, from machicoleis machicolation, from macher to crush + col neck, from Latin collum — more at collar
Date:: 1787

1 a: an opening between the corbels of a projecting parapet or in the floor of a gallery or roof of a portal for discharging missiles upon assailants below — see battlement illustration b: a gallery or parapet containing such openings2: construction imitating medieval machicolation

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\mə-ˈchi-kə-ˌlā-təd\ adjective

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