madriern.

Brit.

/ˈmadrɪeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈˌmædriˈˌeɪ/

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

Etymology: < French madrier thick wooden plank used in construction (1542 in Middle French; earlier madier 1379), ultimately, via a form such as Old Occitan madier or Italian regional (Venice) mader (both 14th cent.; compare post-classical Latin maderium ), < post-classical Latin materium < classical Latin māteria matter n.¹ N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mæ·driəɹ) /ˈmædrɪə/.

Military.

A thick wooden plank used as a support in fortification work, or with a petard to breach a gate, etc.

ΚΠ

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Madrier, in Fortification, is a thick Plank arm'd with Plates of Iron, and having a Concavity sufficient to receive the Mouth of the Petard when charged, with which it is applied against a Gate, or any thing else that you design to break down. This term is also appropriated to certain flat Beams, which are fix'd at the bottom of a Moat, to support a Wall. There are also Madriers lined with Tin, which are cover'd with Earth, to serve as a Defence against Artificial Fires.

1758 J. Watson Mil. Dict. (ed. 5) .

1826 W. Scott Woodstock III. ix. 266 The petard..is secured with a thick..piece of plank, termed the madrier.

1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms Madrier, in artillery, the French term for a shifting plank; deck plank or platform plank; in pontoon construction, a chess.

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

单词	madrier
释义	madriern. Brit. /ˈmadrɪeɪ/, U.S. /ˈˌmædriˈˌeɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French madrier. Etymology: < French madrier thick wooden plank used in construction (1542 in Middle French; earlier madier 1379), ultimately, via a form such as Old Occitan madier or Italian regional (Venice) mader (both 14th cent.; compare post-classical Latin maderium ), < post-classical Latin materium < classical Latin māteria matter n.¹ N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mæ·driəɹ) /ˈmædrɪə/. Military. A thick wooden plank used as a support in fortification work, or with a petard to breach a gate, etc. ΚΠ 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Madrier, in Fortification, is a thick Plank arm'd with Plates of Iron, and having a Concavity sufficient to receive the Mouth of the Petard when charged, with which it is applied against a Gate, or any thing else that you design to break down. This term is also appropriated to certain flat Beams, which are fix'd at the bottom of a Moat, to support a Wall. There are also Madriers lined with Tin, which are cover'd with Earth, to serve as a Defence against Artificial Fires. 1758 J. Watson Mil. Dict. (ed. 5) . 1826 W. Scott Woodstock III. ix. 266 The petard..is secured with a thick..piece of plank, termed the madrier. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms Madrier, in artillery, the French term for a shifting plank; deck plank or platform plank; in pontoon construction, a chess. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1704
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