machicoulisn.

Brit.

/ˌmɑːʃᵻˈkuːli/, U.S.

/ˌmæʃəˈkuli/

Inflections: Plural machicoulises, unchanged.

Forms: 1700s– machicoulis, 1800s machecoulis, 1800s machicoule, 1800s machicouli.

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

Etymology: < French mâchicoulis (early 15th cent. in Middle French as machecoleis : see machecole v.).

Architecture.

= machicolation n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > machicolation

machecolinga1460

machicolation1773

machicoulis1793

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > galleries or projecting structures

machicolation1773

machicoulis1793

hoarding1865

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) Introd. 4 A lodgment, in fortification called a Machicoulis, is built upon the wall over the stairs.

1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) When a place is besieged, detached parties of the garrison may be posted in the several machicoulises.

1851 Fraser's Mag. 43 154 A large granite block, formed like a machicoule, and projecting from the front wall of the castle.

1859 J. H. Parker Some Acct. Domest. Archit. III. i. 5 The bastions carried upon corbels, with open intervals between them for throwing down..missiles, and commonly known by the name of machecoulis.

1859 J. H. Parker Some Acct. Domest. Archit. III. iv. 146 Small stone closets called Bartizans or machicoulis, are thrown out on corbels immediately over the doorway.

1885 M. E. Herbert tr. F. Lagrange Life Dupanloup I. 340 This picturesque old château, with its postern gate, its portcullis, and machicoulis.

1960 J. Barth Sot-weed Factor ii. xxix. 437 But my Charley..in two minutes' time had o'ertopped the breastworks, spanned the moat, hoist the portcullis, had his will of every crenel and machicoulis.

Compounds

machicoulis gallery n. a gallery having machicolations.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > balustraded platform round roof

gallery1535

machicoulis gallery1834

widow's walk1920

1834 J. S. Macaulay Treat. Field Fortification 142 The machicoulis gallery is made to project 2 feet from the wall.

1860 H. B. Tristram Great Sahara xi. 180 Guardrooms with loopholes..and machicouli gallery.

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

单词	machicoulis
释义	machicoulisn. Brit. /ˌmɑːʃᵻˈkuːli/, U.S. /ˌmæʃəˈkuli/ Inflections: Plural machicoulises, unchanged. Forms: 1700s– machicoulis, 1800s machecoulis, 1800s machicoule, 1800s machicouli. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mâchicoulis. Etymology: < French mâchicoulis (early 15th cent. in Middle French as machecoleis : see machecole v.). Architecture. = machicolation n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > machicolation machecolinga1460 machicolation1773 machicoulis1793 society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > galleries or projecting structures machicolation1773 machicoulis1793 hoarding1865 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) Introd. 4 A lodgment, in fortification called a Machicoulis, is built upon the wall over the stairs. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) When a place is besieged, detached parties of the garrison may be posted in the several machicoulises. 1851 Fraser's Mag. 43 154 A large granite block, formed like a machicoule, and projecting from the front wall of the castle. 1859 J. H. Parker Some Acct. Domest. Archit. III. i. 5 The bastions carried upon corbels, with open intervals between them for throwing down..missiles, and commonly known by the name of machecoulis. 1859 J. H. Parker Some Acct. Domest. Archit. III. iv. 146 Small stone closets called Bartizans or machicoulis, are thrown out on corbels immediately over the doorway. 1885 M. E. Herbert tr. F. Lagrange Life Dupanloup I. 340 This picturesque old château, with its postern gate, its portcullis, and machicoulis. 1960 J. Barth Sot-weed Factor ii. xxix. 437 But my Charley..in two minutes' time had o'ertopped the breastworks, spanned the moat, hoist the portcullis, had his will of every crenel and machicoulis. Compounds machicoulis gallery n. a gallery having machicolations. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > balustraded platform round roof gallery1535 machicoulis gallery1834 widow's walk1920 1834 J. S. Macaulay Treat. Field Fortification 142 The machicoulis gallery is made to project 2 feet from the wall. 1860 H. B. Tristram Great Sahara xi. 180 Guardrooms with loopholes..and machicouli gallery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1793
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