balliumn.

Brit.

/ˈbalɪəm/, U.S.

/ˈbæliəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ballium.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ballium outer rampart of a castle (9th cent.; frequently from 12th cent. in British sources), apparently < Anglo-Norman bail , baile and Old French bail bail n.³ (although this is first attested later: see discussion at that entry). Compare earlier bail n.³, bailey n.

The defensive wall of a castle, or the area it enclosed; one of a series of such walls or courts; = bail n.³ 2, bailey n.

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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > outer wall of castle

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1773 F. Grose Antiq. Eng.& Wales I. 9 Over it [sc. the ditch] was..a drawbridge, leading to the ballium: within the ditch were the walls of the ballium, or out-works.

1804 N. Drake Lit. Hours (ed. 3) III. lix. 512 And where the ballium rear'd its strength, And where its turrets rose.

1810 J. Porter Sc. Chiefs II. v. 99 Just as the whole of Wallace's men had leaped the wall.., the inner ballium gate burst open.

1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. ix. 139 A bannered Castle, Keep, and Tower..And barbican and ballium vast.

1882 Times 2 Feb. 6/1 The Tower of London, with its outer and inner ballium.

1924 Republican Press (Salamanca, N.Y.) 27 Dec. 5/4 Behind is the bail, or ballium, where stood the Saxon castle of King Eadbald.

1997 Building Design (Nexis) 5 Dec. 26 The first [proposal] involved creating a ramp for wheelchair users so that they could reach the inner ballium.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ballium
释义	balliumn. Brit. /ˈbalɪəm/, U.S. /ˈbæliəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ballium. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ballium outer rampart of a castle (9th cent.; frequently from 12th cent. in British sources), apparently < Anglo-Norman bail , baile and Old French bail bail n.³ (although this is first attested later: see discussion at that entry). Compare earlier bail n.³, bailey n. The defensive wall of a castle, or the area it enclosed; one of a series of such walls or courts; = bail n.³ 2, bailey n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > outer wall of castle castle-wallc1175 bailc1320 baileya1400 ballium1773 1773 F. Grose Antiq. Eng.& Wales I. 9 Over it [sc. the ditch] was..a drawbridge, leading to the ballium: within the ditch were the walls of the ballium, or out-works. 1804 N. Drake Lit. Hours (ed. 3) III. lix. 512 And where the ballium rear'd its strength, And where its turrets rose. 1810 J. Porter Sc. Chiefs II. v. 99 Just as the whole of Wallace's men had leaped the wall.., the inner ballium gate burst open. 1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. ix. 139 A bannered Castle, Keep, and Tower..And barbican and ballium vast. 1882 Times 2 Feb. 6/1 The Tower of London, with its outer and inner ballium. 1924 Republican Press (Salamanca, N.Y.) 27 Dec. 5/4 Behind is the bail, or ballium, where stood the Saxon castle of King Eadbald. 1997 Building Design (Nexis) 5 Dec. 26 The first [proposal] involved creating a ramp for wheelchair users so that they could reach the inner ballium. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1773
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