Maschikuli

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French mâchicouli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈʃiːkuli/
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧schi‧ku‧li
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Noun

Maschikuli m (strong, genitive Maschikuli, plural Maschikulis)

  1. (architecture) machicolation
    Synonyms: Pechnasenkranz, Pecherker
    • 2014, Otto Piper, Burgenkunde: Bauwesen und Geschichte der Burgen innerhalb des deutschen Sprachgebietes, SEVERUS Verlag, →ISBN, page 343:
      Fig. 379 gibt einen Schnitt durch die Maschikuli an der Ringmauer von Montalto in Oberitalien.
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