bartizan
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Origin of bartizan
1325–75; Middle English alteration of bertisene, misspelling of bretising, variant of bratticing. See brattice, -ing 1
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But when he reached the door of it, yielding to a sudden impulse, he turned away, and went farther up the stair, and out upon the bartizan.
From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by MacDonald, George
The best view of it is from the bridge crossing the river, and surprisingly beautiful it is, with its gabled towers and square bartizan turrets and mullioned windows.
From The Charm of Ireland by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
A protecting bartizan or two, with the addition of small turrets at the angles, much resembling pepper-boxes, had procured for Darnlinvarach the dignified appellation of a castle.
From A Legend of Montrose by Scott, Walter, Sir
We set to work, and soon had doubled back a strip of lead a foot broad from the centre till the glass ended by the bartizan on either side.
From Border Ghost Stories by Pease, Howard
He glanced sharply at the deep recess, or inner chamber, formed by the bartizan, hesitated a moment, and then going quickly to it, looked in.
From The Hunt Ball Mystery by Magnay, William
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