machiolate

machiolate

English

Adjective

machiolate (not comparable)

1. (rare, of a parapet) machicolated
   • 1825, James Giffard, The Abbot of Thornton, page 46:

     Whose double towers support a pond'rous gate, / With fatal battlement machiolate.

   • 1838, James Giffard, Thornton Abbey in the reign of Richard II, a poem, page 57:

     He views the iron-studded doors, / The vaulted roof, and corridors, / And turrets through whose pierced walls / Machiolate, the weight might fall / Of scalding streams of molten lead / Upon besiegers' fated head.

   • 1876, The Ancient Monuments of Ireland in Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932), page 5:

     The square tower, with its machiolate battlement — all that is left of the castle has been visited by pilgrims from every clime.

   • 1990, Basil Rotoff, Monuments to Faith: Ukrainian Churches in Manitoba, page 29:

     These churches had such defensive features as thick walls, loopholes, machiolate parapets and towers.

Related terms

• machicolate
• machicolation