bartizan
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bar·ti·zan
(bär′tĭ-zən, bär′tĭ-zăn′)n.
A small, overhanging turret on a wall or tower.
[Alteration of bratticing, timberwork, from brattice.]
bar′ti·zaned adj.
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bartizan
(ˈbɑːtɪzən; ˌbɑːtɪˈzæn)n
(Fortifications) a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet, or tower
[C19: variant of bertisene, erroneously for bretising, from bretasce parapet; see brattice]
bartizaned adj
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bar•ti•zan
(ˈbɑr tə zən, ˌbɑr təˈzæn)n.
a small overhanging turret on a wall or tower.
[1325–75; Middle English. See brattice]
bar′ti•zaned, adj.
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