orillon
noun
oril·lon
ȯrēyōⁿ
variants or orillion
əˈrilyən
plural -s
archaic
: a projection built out at the corner of a bastion between flank and face from which to defend the flank
Word History
Etymology
French orillon, literally, little ear, diminutive of oreille ear, from Latin auricula, diminutive of auris ear
- be to do with
- be toast
- be togged out
- be togged up
- be tough on
- be tough to beat
- be tuned in
- be under the impression
- be upstanding
- be widowed
- be wild about
- be without substance
- be witness to
- be-all and end-all
- be-all and end-alls
- be-east
- be/become one's own man
- be/fall prey to
- be/get carried away
- be/get in someone's face
- be/get togged up/out
- be/lie at the bottom of
- be/live in each other's pockets
- be/make so bold
- be/stay holed up