Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

machiolate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-chi-o-late
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Whose double towers support a pond'rous gate, / With fatal battlement machiolate."
"He views the iron-studded doors, / The vaulted roof, and corridors, / And turrets through whose pierced walls / Machiolate, the weight might fall / Of scalding streams of molten lead / Upon besiegers' fated head."
"The square tower, with its machiolate battlement — all that is left of the castle has been visited by pilgrims from every clime."
"These churches had such defensive features as thick walls, loopholes, machiolate parapets and towers."

Frequently Paired Words

machicolate machicolation

Questions

What does machiolate mean?: machicolated

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