machicolatedadj.

Brit.

/məˈtʃɪkəleɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/məˈtʃɪkəˌleɪdᵻd/

Forms: 1700s–1800s machecollated, 1800s matchicolated, 1800s– machicolated.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin machicol- , -ated suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin machicol- (in machicolamentum , etc.: see machecole v.) + -ated suffix.

Provided with machicolations. Also figurative (in quot. 1849 probably: crenellated) and as past participle.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [adjective] > having projecting structures

machicolated1814

1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 536 The gate-house..is fortified with a port-cluse or port-cullis, and machecollated.

1814 J. Britton Archit. Antiq. Great Brit. IV. 181 Cæsar's-tower..is surmounted by a bold machicolated parapet.

1842 R. H. Barham Bloudie Jacke in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 171 With iron it's plated, And machecollated, To pour boiling oil or lead down.

1849 W. S. Mayo Kaloolah p. viii I could see every stone of the towers, matchicolated with stork's nests.

1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. vi. 69 A mediæval tower,..battlemented and machicolated at the summit.

1890 Times 8 Apr. 11/3 The machicolated towers of Raglan Castle.

1914 H. James Let. 1 Dec. in H. James & E. Wharton Lett. (1990) vi. 322 This thick-walled machicolated old fortress.

1975 D. Davin Closing Times iii. 47 The guarded eyes machicolated above the cheekbones looked down a long nose.

1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 30 Jan. 4/4 From the machicolated battlements of their watchtower in North Lansing, a band of Jehovah's Witnesses kept vigilant watch for the approach of Armageddon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	machicolated
释义	machicolatedadj. Brit. /məˈtʃɪkəleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /məˈtʃɪkəˌleɪdᵻd/ Forms: 1700s–1800s machecollated, 1800s matchicolated, 1800s– machicolated. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin machicol- , -ated suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin machicol- (in machicolamentum , etc.: see machecole v.) + -ated suffix. Provided with machicolations. Also figurative (in quot. 1849 probably: crenellated) and as past participle. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [adjective] > having projecting structures machicolated1814 1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 536 The gate-house..is fortified with a port-cluse or port-cullis, and machecollated. 1814 J. Britton Archit. Antiq. Great Brit. IV. 181 Cæsar's-tower..is surmounted by a bold machicolated parapet. 1842 R. H. Barham Bloudie Jacke in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 171 With iron it's plated, And machecollated, To pour boiling oil or lead down. 1849 W. S. Mayo Kaloolah p. viii I could see every stone of the towers, matchicolated with stork's nests. 1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. vi. 69 A mediæval tower,..battlemented and machicolated at the summit. 1890 Times 8 Apr. 11/3 The machicolated towers of Raglan Castle. 1914 H. James Let. 1 Dec. in H. James & E. Wharton Lett. (1990) vi. 322 This thick-walled machicolated old fortress. 1975 D. Davin Closing Times iii. 47 The guarded eyes machicolated above the cheekbones looked down a long nose. 1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 30 Jan. 4/4 From the machicolated battlements of their watchtower in North Lansing, a band of Jehovah's Witnesses kept vigilant watch for the approach of Armageddon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1773
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