1) Castle architecture 2) Feudal term 3) Feudal word 4) French word used in English 5) Gate 6) War word with French origin 7) War term with French origin 8) War term 9) War word 10) War term with Frankish origin 11) War word with Frankish origin
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1) Gate 2) Grille
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A portcullis (from the French porte coulissante or gliding door) is a latticed grille made of wood, metal or a combination of the two. ==History== Portcullises fortified the entrances to many medieval castles, securely closing off the castle during time of attack or siege. Each portcullis was mounted in vertical grooves in castle walls and could b...
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The heavy iron tipped wooden grill or gate that is raised and lowered vertically inside a castles gatehouse or entryway.
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• (n.) An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the East India Company; -- so called from its bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse. • (n.) A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy. • (v. t.) To obstru...
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A metal grille that could be let down to block the gateway of a castle.
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(from the article `castle`) ...inner side in order to prevent the moats from being crossed. The gateway was often protected by a barbican, a walled outwork in front of the gate; ...
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(from the article `coin`) ...restored the purity of the silver coinage. She soon discontinued the groat, Edward VI having introduced the silver sixpence and threepence, ...
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heavy wooden, iron, or combination grille protecting an entrance. Raised and lowered by winches in the gatehouse
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A heavy timber or metal grill that protected the castle entrance and could be raised or lowered from within the castle. It dropped vertically between grooves to block passage or barbican, or to trap attackers.
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A heavy timber or metal grill that protected the castle entrance and could be raised or lowered from within the castle. It dropped vertically between grooves to block passage or barbican, or to trap attackers.
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A heavy grating, often made of wood or iron, usually lowered vertically as a defensive barrier at the entrance to a gatehouse or barbican.
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wood and iron grille-pattern gate which was raised and lowered in grooves by ropes or chains, in front of or behind an entrance
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Port·cul'lis noun [ Old French
porte coulisse ,
coleïce , a sliding door, from Latin
colare ,
colatum , to filter, to strain: confer French
couler to glide. See
Port a gate, and confer
Cullis ,
Colander .]
1. (Fort.) A grating...
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In fortifications, a portcullis is a strong and heavy defensive framework or grating of wood with iron spikes at the bottom hung in grooves within the chief gateway of a fortress or castle. The portcullis could be lowered to bar access during an assault.
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retractable gate used in the entrances to the town
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n] - gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town
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wood and iron grille-pattern gate which was raised and lowered in grooves by ropes or chains, in front of or behind an entrance
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noun gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
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