A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 46
Church, Northants,and some others, hatter;that is, they are smaller atthe top than at the bottom,the walls all inclining in-wards. Wharf walls, andwalls built to support em-bankments and fortifica-tions, generally batter. Battlement, an indentedparapet originally used onlyon fortifications and… … Basinet. See illustrations toBrass. BASTiLE,a castle or tower usedas a prison. Bastion, a bulwark or towerprojecting from the face of a for-tification. 33 Battlement.
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