battlementn.

/ˈbat(ə)lmənt/

Forms: Middle English batelment, Middle English bateillement, Middle English–1500s batilment, batillement, batylment(e, battilment, 1500s– battlement.

Etymology: Middle English bateill- , batayle- , batelment , < Old French *bataille-, *bateillement. < batailler (= Provençal batalhar ). Old French had also (later) batillement , < ba(s)tillier , whence Caxton's batillement : as to the relation of the two forms see battle v.²

a. An indented parapet at the top of a wall, at first used only in fortified buildings for purposes of defence against assailants, but afterwards in the architectural decoration of ecclesiastical and other edifices. The raised parts are called cops or merlons, the indentations embrasures or crenelles.

ΘΚΠ

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

kernel?c1225

abattlementc1400

battlementc1400

battling1430

embattlea1547

embattlementa1552

crenellation1849

castellation1861

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1459 Enbaned vnder batelment with bantelles quoynt.

1443 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 89 Ad facturam unius batilment super ecclesiam predictam.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 135 The commyn people ran..to the creueaulx [read creneaulx] & batillements of the walles.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 51 This Castels tottered battlements .

1611 Bible (King James) Deut. xxii. 8 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roofe.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. iv. 100 The battlements of all the said chapels and porches.

1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xv^*. 222 The battlements above the gate were broken and thrown down.

b. loosely for ‘embattled roof’.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > battlements > embattled roof

battlementa1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 374 These scroyles of Angiers..stand securely on their battelments .

1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. Explan. Terms 163 Battlement, a flat Roof or Platform to walk on. But Battlements are more properly Walls built about the Platform to inclose it.

1803 J. Bristed Ανθρωπλανομενος II. 470 Presently appeared, upon the battlements above, some female forms, arrayed in white.

c. transferred. A crenelated brim on cups, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > condition or action of indentation of edge > [noun] > an indented edge

battlement1444

jagging1502

Vandyke1846

Vandyke border1880

1444 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 98 Unam peciam [cup] coopertam cum batelment deauratam.

c1530 in J. Gutch Collectanea Curiosa (1781) II. 327 A standing Cuppe withe a Cover and Batilments of silvar.

d. figurative. The towering summits of the mountains, the roof of the heavens.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > upper part > top piece or part

overmosta1382

overesta1400

topple14..

uppermost1484

topgallant1581

upmost1589

crownwork1594

heading1665

battlement1667

crowning1692

crown piece1766

surmounting1812

crista1849

surmount1879

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 742 Thrown by angry Jove Sheer o're the Chrystal Battlements .

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §16. 112 The torn battlements of the mountain.

Compounds

battlement-wise adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > condition or action of indentation of edge > [adverb] > in specific manner

combwise1562

battlement-wise1616

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) iv. xvi. 512 A smooth board, six or seuen ynches square, and cut battlement-wise at each end.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	battlement
释义	battlementn. /ˈbat(ə)lmənt/ Forms: Middle English batelment, Middle English bateillement, Middle English–1500s batilment, batillement, batylment(e, battilment, 1500s– battlement. Etymology: Middle English bateill- , batayle- , batelment , < Old French bataille-, bateillement. < batailler (= Provençal batalhar ). Old French had also (later) batillement , < ba(s)tillier , whence Caxton's batillement : as to the relation of the two forms see battle v.² a. An indented parapet at the top of a wall, at first used only in fortified buildings for purposes of defence against assailants, but afterwards in the architectural decoration of ecclesiastical and other edifices. The raised parts are called cops or merlons, the indentations embrasures or crenelles. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > battlements kernel?c1225 abattlementc1400 battlementc1400 battling1430 embattlea1547 embattlementa1552 crenellation1849 castellation1861 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1459 Enbaned vnder batelment with bantelles quoynt. 1443 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 89 Ad facturam unius batilment super ecclesiam predictam. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 135 The commyn people ran..to the creueaulx [read creneaulx] & batillements of the walles. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 51 This Castels tottered battlements . View more context for this quotation 1611 Bible (King James) Deut. xxii. 8 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roofe. View more context for this quotation 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. iv. 100 The battlements of all the said chapels and porches. 1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xv^. 222 The battlements above the gate were broken and thrown down. View more context for this quotation b. loosely* for ‘embattled roof’. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > battlements > embattled roof battlementa1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 374 These scroyles of Angiers..stand securely on their battelments . View more context for this quotation 1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. Explan. Terms 163 Battlement, a flat Roof or Platform to walk on. But Battlements are more properly Walls built about the Platform to inclose it. 1803 J. Bristed Ανθρωπλανομενος II. 470 Presently appeared, upon the battlements above, some female forms, arrayed in white. c. transferred. A crenelated brim on cups, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > condition or action of indentation of edge > [noun] > an indented edge battlement1444 jagging1502 Vandyke1846 Vandyke border1880 1444 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 98 Unam peciam [cup] coopertam cum batelment deauratam. c1530 in J. Gutch Collectanea Curiosa (1781) II. 327 A standing Cuppe withe a Cover and Batilments of silvar. d. figurative. The towering summits of the mountains, the roof of the heavens. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > upper part > top piece or part overmosta1382 overesta1400 topple14.. uppermost1484 topgallant1581 upmost1589 crownwork1594 heading1665 battlement1667 crowning1692 crown piece1766 surmounting1812 crista1849 surmount1879 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 742 Thrown by angry Jove Sheer o're the Chrystal Battlements . View more context for this quotation 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §16. 112 The torn battlements of the mountain. Compounds battlement-wise adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > condition or action of indentation of edge > [adverb] > in specific manner combwise1562 battlement-wise1616 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) iv. xvi. 512 A smooth board, six or seuen ynches square, and cut battlement-wise at each end. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021). battlementv. Etymology: < battlement n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbattlement. To furnish or decorate with battlements. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > wall [verb (transitive)] > furnish with battlements battlea1400 embattlec1400 battlement1603 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xii. 346 The walkes or battlements of an high tower or steeple, if they be battlemented. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 July 11/2 It is proposed to..battlement the top of the wall. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1400v.1603
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battlementn.

Compounds

battlementv.