† antestaturen.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French antestature.

Etymology: < French antestature (1675 in the passage translated in quot. 1676), apparently < ante- ante- prefix + stature stature n. Compare Spanish antestatura (1726 or earlier).

Obsolete. rare.

A fortification or traverse (traverse n. 8) made from sacks of earth or wooden stakes.

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1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 409 The Antestatures [Fr. Antestatures] are little Traverses or Retrenchments thrown up in haste with bags of Earth.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Antestature, a Traverse or small Intrenchment made of Pallisadoes, or of Sacks fill'd with Earth, and rais'd in haste, to dispute the rest of the Ground, when the Enemy has already gain'd part. [Also in later dictionaries.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	antestature
释义	† antestaturen. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French antestature. Etymology: < French antestature (1675 in the passage translated in quot. 1676), apparently < ante- ante- prefix + stature stature n. Compare Spanish antestatura (1726 or earlier). Obsolete. rare. A fortification or traverse (traverse n. 8) made from sacks of earth or wooden stakes. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > parapet > types of traverse1524 antestature1676 screen1764 screen battery1868 1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 409 The Antestatures [Fr. Antestatures] are little Traverses or Retrenchments thrown up in haste with bags of Earth. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Antestature, a Traverse or small Intrenchment made of Pallisadoes, or of Sacks fill'd with Earth, and rais'd in haste, to dispute the rest of the Ground, when the Enemy has already gain'd part. [Also in later dictionaries.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1676
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