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MACHICOLATION (from Fr. machicoulis)

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Originally appearing in Volume V17, Page 237 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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MACHICOLATION (from Fr. machicoulis)

MACHICOLATION (from Fr. machicoulis) , an opening between a See also:

wall and a See also:

PARAPET (Ital. parapetto, Fr. parapet, from para, imperative of Ital. porare, to cover, defend, and petto, breast, Lat. pectus; the German word is Brustwehr)

parapet, formed by corbelling out the latter, so that the defenders might throw down stones, melted See also:

lead, &c., upon assailants below .

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