embattled molding - having indentions like those of a battlement.
fan tracery vaulting - a system of ceiling vaulting with all ribs having the same curve, resembling the folds of a fan. ...
Embattled
a usage for the decorative adaptation of the alternating merlons and embrasures on the parapet or breastwork of a rampart walk.
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Embattled - Battlemented; crenelated.
Embrasure - The low segment of the altering high and low segments of a battlement.
Enceinte - The enclosure or fortified area of a castle.
Embattled: See battlemented, crenellated.
Embrasure, Embrazure: (1) An opening in the parapet or the wall of a work for firing guns through at an enemy.
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On the right bank, two or three miles below the Spectacular Ruin, we passed by a noble pile of castellated buildings overlooking the water from the crest of a lofty elevation.
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solid part of embattled parapet that provided shelter to a defender
Meurtrière
alternative name for murder holes ...
Parapets are either plain, embattled, perforated or panelled. The last two are found in all styles except the Romanesque. Plain parapets are simply portions of the wall generally overhanging a little, with a coping at the top and corbel table below.
Embattled parapets are sometimes panelled, but more often pierced for the discharge of arrows, etc.
Perforated parapets are pierced in various devices as circles, trefoils, quatrefoils and other designs so that the light is seen through.
Embattled - battlemented; crenellated.
Embrasure - also known as crenel. The low segment of the altering high and low segments of a battlement. Embrasure - the space between merlons on a battlemented wall, also known as a crenel.
 See also: Parapet, Ornament, Corbel, Roman, Castle
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