First Known Use: 1787
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machicolation
noun ma·chic·o·la·tion \mə-ˌchi-kə-ˈlā-shən\
Definition of MACHICOLATION
1
a : an opening between the corbels of a projecting parapet or in the floor of a gallery or roof of a portal for discharging missiles upon assailants below — see battlement illustration b : a gallery or parapet containing such openings
2
: construction imitating medieval machicolation
— ma·chic·o·lat·ed \mə-ˈchi-kə-ˌlā-təd\ adjective
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Origin of MACHICOLATION
Medieval Latin machicolare to furnish with machicolations, from Middle French machicoller, from machicoleis machicolation, from macher to crush + col neck, from Latin collum — more at collar
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