mamelon
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of mamelon
C19: from French: nipple
Example Sentences
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The houses—many of which have late Gothic doorways—are clustered about the sides of an isolated hill or mamelon in the valley of the Lot, beyond which rise the high cliffs covered with dark woods.
From Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine by Barker, Edward Harrison
In the midst of this plain rises a mamelon or insulated granite rock, resembling in form Mont St. Michel, called the Mont Dol.
From Brittany & Its Byways by Palliser, Bury, Mrs.
"If this mamelon is not taken," exclaimed Victor, impetuously, "we should not take any part in a campaign."
From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by Guizot, M. (François)
After this achievement the barbarians came to a crest facing the mamelon, and Xenophon held a colloquy with them by means of an interpreter, to negotiate a truce, and demanded back the dead bodies.
From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham
They reached the summit of the mamelon from which Xenophon was descending, and began rolling down crags.
From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham
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