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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•chic•o•late (mə chik′ə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - Architectureto provide with machicolations.
- Medieval Latin machecoll(um), a Latinization of Middle French *machecol literally, (it) breaks (the) neck (from the use of such openings to drop projectiles on an ascending attacker; mache, 3d singular present of macher to beat, break, bruise (apparently of expressive origin, originally) + col neck (see collar)) + -ate1; compare late Middle English machecollyd machicolated
- 1765–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: machicolate /məˈtʃɪkəʊˌleɪt/ vb - (transitive) to construct machicolations at the top of (a wall)
Etymology: 18th Century: from Old French machicoller, ultimately from Provençal machacol, from macar to crush + col neck |