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单词 portcullises
释义

portcullis /pōrt- or pört-kulˈis/

noun
  1. A grating that can be let down to close a gateway of a castle, fortress, etc
  2. A lattice (heraldry)
  3. One of the pursuivants of the English College of Heralds
  4. An Elizabethan silver halfpenny with a portcullis on the reverse
transitive verb

To obstruct, as with a portcullis

ORIGIN: OFr porte coleïce sliding gate
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