释义 |
[joves Error for F. joues cheeks of a battery.
1883Wilhelm Mil. Dict., Joves (Fr.), the two sides in the epaulment of a battery which form the embrasure are so called. [Joves, which is an error for F. joues (old-print spelling IOVES), is entered in 1890 Century Dict. (citing Wilhelm) as an English word (‘Origin not ascertained’). Hence in some later Dicts.] ] |