Yett - Iron lattice gate.
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Yett
- (Scottish) open metal grid, hinged to form protection for a doorway, a sort of Scottish portcullis.
YETT: Iron gate.
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Yett: An open-work iron grill suspended on hinges, placed on the inside of the wooden door of a main entrance to a tower; used as a secondary defence of the entrance.
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Zahafah: Probably a fixed wooden tower for archers. (Arabic) ...
Y-traceryA form of bar tracery, used c. 1300, which branches into a Y-shape.Yett
(Scots, lit. gate): Hinged openwork gate at a main doorway, made of iron bars alternately penetrating and penetrated.
The ultimate origin of the word is obscure; the early forms appear with a palatalized initial letter, still surviving in such dialectical forms as "yate," or in Scots "yett.
Westwork is sometimes used synonymously with narthex. Wicket: Person-sized door set into the main gate door. Wing-wall: Wall downslope of motte to protect stairway.
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 See also: Moat, Bastion, Ridge, Barbican, Curtain
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