| 单词 | machicolate |
| 释义 | machicolate in British English (məˈtʃɪkəʊˌleɪt) verb (transitive) to construct machicolations at the top of (a wall) Word origin C18: from Old French machicoller, ultimately from Provençal machacol, from macar to crush + col neckmachicolate in American English (məˈtʃɪkəˌleɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: maˈchicoˌlated or maˈchicoˌlating to put machicolations in (a parapet, etc.) Word origin < ML machicolatus, pp. of machicolare < MFr machicoler < *machicol, machicolation < Prov machacol < macar, to crush, beat (< VL *maccare, to crush) + col, neck: from use of machicolations for dropping stones, etc. |
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