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tourelle
(‖ turɛl, tʊˈrɛl)
Also 4 torel, -elle, tourel, towrelle, turel, -eile.
[a. F. tourelle, dim. of tour tower.]
A turret.
13..Cursor M. 10005 (Cott.) Þe four torels [v.rr. turret, trettis, turrettes] on hei er sett. c1330R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 178 A darte..com fro þat tureile, þat R[ichard] had doun smyten. 13..K. Alis. 7173 (Bodl. MS.) He haþ taken myne castels, He haþ afelled myne Tourels [v.r. torellis]. 13..Coer de L. 1841 A castel..With six stages ful of towrelles, Wel flourished with cornelles. 1840L. S. Costello Summer amongst Bocages II. 218 Two beautiful and exquisitely carved tourelles. 1895Crockett Men of Moss-Hags 391 In the little sunlit tourelle at Earlstoun. |