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MACHICOLATE

\mˈat͡ʃɪkˌɒle͡ɪt], \mˈat‍ʃɪkˌɒle‍ɪt], \m_ˈa_tʃ_ɪ_k_ˌɒ_l_eɪ_t]\

Definitions of MACHICOLATE

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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Furnish (parapet &c.) with openings between supporting corbels for dropping stones &c. on assailants. Hence machicolation n. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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