ballium
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ballium
From Medieval Latin, dating back to 1790–1800, Latinized variant
Example Sentences
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And a scuffle of wrestling men sent its fearful, deathlike sound through the dark ballium.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative by Various
As Norman of Torn rode out from the castle of De Stutevill, Father Claude dismounted from his sleek donkey within the ballium of Torn.
From The Outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs
When that was won, the ballium and the inner wall could still be disputed.
From The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century by George Henry Miles
Edwin no longer urged his father, and leaving his apartment, flew to the gate of the inner ballium.
From The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter
From the dark shadows of the ballium, they passed into the moonlit inner court.
From The Outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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