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palisado

[ pal-uh-sey-doh ]

/ ˌpæl əˈseɪ doʊ /

noun, plural pal·i·sa·does, verb (used with object), pal·i·sa·doed, pal·i·sa·do·ing.

palisade(defs 1, 2, 4, 5).

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Origin of palisado

From the Spanish word palizada

OTHER WORDS FROM palisado

un·pal·i·sa·doed, adjective

Words nearby palisado

palisade cell, palisade layer, palisade parenchyma, palisades, palisades park, palisado, palisander, palish, palissy, palk strait, palki

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Example sentences from the Web for palisado

And first having felled trees, he therewith made a palisado about the town that none might go out.
Historical Parallels, vol 3 (of 3)|Arthur Thomas Malkin
Steep rocks and everlasting hills are their castles; the tangled, pathless thicket their palisado, and God is their ally.
Evolution of Expression, Volume 2--Revised|Charles Wesley Emerson
The stranger was still speaking, when a small quivering flame played on the corners of the palisado nearest the burning pile.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish|James Fenimore Cooper
"Enter," said the stranger, lowering the piece of the palisado for the passage of his companion.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish|James Fenimore Cooper

Your palisado is a pretty sort of bodkin, about the thickness of my leg.
The Recruiting Officer|George Farquhar

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