Advertisement
Advertisement
bartizan
[ bahr-tuh-zuhn, bahr-tuh-zan ]
noun
, Architecture.
- a small overhanging turret on a wall or tower.
bartizan
/ ˌbɑːtɪˈzæn; ˈbɑːtɪzən; ˌbɑːtɪˈzænd; ˈbɑːtɪzənd /
noun
- a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet, or tower
Discover More
Derived Forms
- bartizaned, adjective
Discover More
Other Words From
- bar·ti·zaned [bahr, -t, uh, -z, uh, nd, bahr-t, uh, -, zand], adjective
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of bartizan1
C19: variant of bertisene , erroneously for bretising , from bretasce parapet; see brattice
Discover More
Example Sentences
The next he was upon the beam, dragging himself toward the window of the bartizan just above.
From Project Gutenberg
According to an old print, it terminated with a large battlement, and bartizan towers at the angles.
From Project Gutenberg
Bartizan, an overhanging wall-mounted turret projecting from the walls of ancient fortifications.
From Project Gutenberg
Some brooding spirit of the past might have been peering out at them from the watchman's wicket in the bartizan above.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse