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bartizan
[ bahr-tuh-zuhn, bahr-tuh-zan ]
/ ˈbɑr tə zən, ˌbɑr təˈzæn /
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noun Architecture.
a small overhanging turret on a wall or tower.
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Origin of bartizan
OTHER WORDS FROM bartizan
bar·ti·zaned [bahr-tuh-zuhnd, bahr-tuh-zand], /ˈbɑr tə zənd, ˌbɑr təˈzænd/, adjectiveWords nearby bartizan
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How to use bartizan in a sentence
The next he was upon the beam, dragging himself toward the window of the bartizan just above.
Otto of the Silver Hand|Howard PyleAccording to an old print, it terminated with a large battlement, and bartizan towers at the angles.
Architectural Antiquities of Normandy|John Sell CotmanBartizan, an overhanging wall-mounted turret projecting from the walls of ancient fortifications.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James WoodSome brooding spirit of the past might have been peering out at them from the watchman's wicket in the bartizan above.
The White Blackbird|Hudson Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for bartizan
bartizan
/ (ˈbɑːtɪzən, ˌbɑːtɪˈzæn) /
noun
a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet, or tower
Derived forms of bartizan
bartizaned (ˈbɑːtɪzənd, ˌbɑːtɪˈzænd), adjectiveWord Origin for bartizan
C19: variant of bertisene, erroneously for bretising, from bretasce parapet; see brattice
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