culverin

[ kuhl-ver-in ]

/ ˈkʌl vər ɪn /

noun

medieval form of musket.

a kind of heavy cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Origin of culverin

1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French coulevrine<Latin colubrīna, feminine of colubrīnuscolubrine

Words nearby culverin

cultus, cultus coolee, culver, Culver City, culver hole, culverin, Culver's root, culvert, Culzean Castle, cum, cumacean

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Example sentences from the Web for culverin

Hogshead is a prettier fellow than Culverin, by two quarts; and Culverin than Musquet, by a full pint.
Thackerayana|William Makepeace Thackeray
Sir Mark and his men and Culverin Carr and his men would defend her.
Sweet Mace|George Manville Fenn
Collado, that Spanish mathematician of the sixteenth century, used the culverin ladle as the master pattern (fig. 45).
Artillery Through the Ages|Albert Manucy
If the gunner came across a culverin only 24 calibers long, he must load this piece with only 24/30 of the ball's weight.
Artillery Through the Ages|Albert Manucy

They say he be, mistress, and that he pooked Captain Culverin about her, and the captain was nearly drowned as well.
Sweet Mace|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for culverin

culverin

/ (ˈkʌlvərɪn) /

noun

a long-range medium to heavy cannon used during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries

a medieval musket

Word Origin for culverin

C15: from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre, from Latin coluber serpent

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单词	culverin
释义	culverin [ kuhl-ver-in ] / ˈkʌl vər ɪn / noun medieval form of musket. a kind of heavy cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries. Origin of culverin 1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French coulevrine<Latin colubrīna, feminine of colubrīnuscolubrine Words nearby culverin cultus, cultus coolee, culver, Culver City, culver hole, culverin, Culver's root, culvert, Culzean Castle, cum, cumacean Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for culverin Hogshead is a prettier fellow than Culverin, by two quarts; and Culverin than Musquet, by a full pint. Thackerayana\|William Makepeace Thackeray Sir Mark and his men and Culverin Carr and his men would defend her. Sweet Mace\|George Manville Fenn Collado, that Spanish mathematician of the sixteenth century, used the culverin ladle as the master pattern (fig. 45). Artillery Through the Ages\|Albert Manucy If the gunner came across a culverin only 24 calibers long, he must load this piece with only 24/30 of the ball's weight. Artillery Through the Ages\|Albert Manucy They say he be, mistress, and that he pooked Captain Culverin about her, and the captain was nearly drowned as well. Sweet Mace\|George Manville Fenn British Dictionary definitions for culverin culverin / (ˈkʌlvərɪn) / noun a long-range medium to heavy cannon used during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries a medieval musket Word Origin for culverin C15: from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre, from Latin coluber serpent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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