|
|
Look up:
motte
-
Motte
A mound of earth on which a tower was built; artificial conical earth mound (sometimes an old barrow) for the keep Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20018
-
Motte
a mound, often man-made, on which a castle was built
Found op http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.php
-
motte
Fortified mound within a castle or other fortification. At the Norman conquest, it was necessary to garrison the country at speed, and mottes, often surrounded only by ditches or wooden walls, were... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
-
Motte
The first castles built by the Normans often consisted of a steep-sided earthen mound with a tower built on it. The mound was known as a motte. Found op http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/k2p.nsf/k2pGlossaryList?readform&let
-
Motte
Artificial mound.
Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
-
Motte
a steep sided mound surmounted by a keep or other defendable structure which formed the central feature of early castles. See fortification Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20935
-
Motte
Motte noun [ Confer French motte a clod, clump, or hillock.] A clump of trees in a prairie. [ Local, U.S.] Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/107
-
motte
A clump of trees in a prairie. ... Origin: Cf. F. Motte a clod, clump, or hillock. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?motte
-
Motte
• (n.) A clump of trees in a prairie. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/motte/
-
motte
(from the article `Europe, history of`) ...The decline of the popular courts and public jurisdiction had been accompanied by the appearance of innumerable private fortresses, often little ... ...social organization and warfare was the motte-and-bailey castle, which appeared in the 10th and 11th cent... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/128
-
Motte
[disambiguation] Motte may be: ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motte_(disambiguation)
-
motte
artificial or improved natural mound on which castle was built Found op http://www.castles-of-britain.com/glossary.htm
-
motte
1) Grove of trees, in the southwest Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/motte/1
Tip: double click on a word to show its meaning.

No exact matches found.
|
Search
Typ a word and hit `Search`.
Recent searches
The most recent searches on Encyclo. Between brackets you will find the number of results and number of related results.
• Zonalweinbau (1) • Campanula exigua (1) • tanglefish (3) • Stadthalle Offenbach (1) • Stephen Payne Adye (1) • nosological (4) • Hafiz Sabri Koçi (1) • Birinci Al (1) • Never Never Newsreel (1) • Lernaeacea (2) • archeological layers (1) • misstatement (6) • comes stabuli (1) • Exempli gratia (4) • Hardily (2) • St. Louis Phoenix (1) • Vysokaya (2) • St Ann`s Ground (1) • Hala Olivia (1) • parapherna (3) • Steller sea lions (1) • Anti transpirant (2) • Stuart N. Brotman (1) • Stjepan Gomboš (1)
|