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Noun: machicolation  mu`chi-ku'ley-shun
  1. A projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy

Derived forms: machicolations

See also: machicolate

Type of: breastwork, parapet

Encyclopedia: Machicolation

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Machaeranthera bigelovii
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Machaeranthera tortifoloia
machete
Machiavelli
Machiavellian
Machiavellianism
machicolate
machicolation
machilid
Machilidae
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machination
machinator
machine
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