单词 | incastellate |
释义 | † incastellateencastellatev. Obsolete. transitive. To make into a castle; to fortify; to enclose (a well or cistern) with masonry: see castellated adj. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > castle or fortified building > make into or provide with castle [verb (transitive)] incastellatea1552 incastle1587 the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [verb (transitive)] > enclose in masonry incastellatea1552 a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1710) I. 61 Began first to encastellate it. 1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 233 Incastellated the same in sufficient cesternes. 1601 F. Godwin Catal. Bishops of Eng. 522 The Auncient mannor place at Arkland he did encastellate. 1603 J. Stow Suruay of London (new ed.) 46 And also incastelated the same round about. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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