- machecollum,
probably from Old
French machier 'crush', 'wound' and col 'neck'.
Machicolate is only
recorded in the 18th
century in English, but a verb machicollāre...
- in existence. The
walls are of
great strength and are
surmounted by
machicolated battlements flanked at
intervals by 39 m****ive
towers and
pierced by...
- The
upper floors of the
towers are
exclusively used for defense, with
machicolated parapets and
embrasures providing cover when
throwing projectiles. The...
-
inspired by
French models (for
example Bricquebec). Both
towers are
machicolated and Caesar's
Tower features a
unique double parapet. The two
towers are...
- In France, the keep at
Vincennes began a
fashion for tall,
heavily machicolated designs, a
trend adopted in
Spain most
prominently through the Valladolid...
- Saint-Georges; its
river front is
composed of two
large crenelated and
machicolated towers,
connected by a pavilion, and the
ancient hospital of Saint-Jacques...
- with such
manner of
walls and turrets; also to embattle,
crenellate and
machicolate those towers." It is
situated on the top of a
slope overlooking the River...
-
archivolts Tall
first floor windows suggesting a
piano nobile Belvedere or
machicolated signorial towers Cupolas Quoins Loggias Balustrades concealing the roof-scape...
-
connected to the
barbican by a drawbridge. The top of the
gatehouse is
machicolated, and the
approach is
overlooked by gun-loops in the
gatehouse towers...
-
ladder to a door
about 10 feet (3.0 m) from the base
above which was a
machicolated (slotted)
platform which allowed for
downward fire on attackers. The...
