- machicolating
- mə'tʃɪkəleɪt v. supply or equip with machicolations
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
machicolating
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machicolate — /meuh chik euh layt /, v.t., machicolated, machicolating. to provide with machicolations. [1765 75; < ML machecoll(um), a Latinization of MF *machecol lit., (it) breaks (the) neck (from the use of such openings to drop projectiles on an ascending … Universalium
machicolate — [mə chik′ə lāt΄] vt. machicolated, machicolating [< ML machicolatus, pp. of machicolare < MFr machicoler < * machicol, machicolation < Prov machacol < macar, to crush, beat (< VL * maccare, to crush) + col, neck: from use of… … English World dictionary
