- castellated
- castellated (adj.) "furnished with turrets and battlements," 1670s, from M.L. castellatus "built like a castle," pp. of castellare "to fortify as a castle," from L. castellum "fort" (see CASTLE (Cf. castle)).
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Castellated — Cas tel*la ted, a. [LL. castellatus, fr. castellare. See {Castle}.] 1. Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle; built in the style… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Castellated — may refer to:* Crenellation, the name for the distinctive pattern that frames the tops of the walls of many medieval castles. * Castellated nut, a nut with notches cut into one end … Wikipedia
castellated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having battlements. DERIVATIVES castellation noun. ORIGIN Latin castellatus, from castellum little fort … English terms dictionary
castellated — [kas′təllāt΄id] adj. [ML castellatus < L castellum, CASTLE] 1. built with turrets and battlements, like a castle 2. having many castles castellation n … English World dictionary
castellated — [[t]kæ̱stəleɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A castellated wall or building looks like a castle. [TECHNICAL] ...a castellated hotel styled from local honey coloured sandstone … English dictionary
castellated — adjective Like a castle. Finally he walked slowly into a vast Italian space, with towers and castellated roofs, and a sky the colour of dark blue ink, smooth and consistent. See Also: castle, castellation … Wiktionary
castellated — cas|tel|lat|ed [ kæstə,leıtəd ] adjective TECHNICAL a castellated building is made to look like a castle, usually with BATTLEMENTS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
castellated — adjective technical built to look like a castle: a castellated bell tower … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
castellated — UK [ˈkæstəˌleɪtɪd] / US [ˈkæstəˌleɪtəd] adjective in architecture, a castellated building is made to look like a castle, usually with battlements … English dictionary
castellated — cas•tel•lat•ed [[t]ˈkæs tlˌeɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) archit. built like a castle, esp. with turrets and battlements 2) having a pattern of indentation resembling a battlement: a castellated nut[/ex] 3) having many castles • Etymology: 1675–85; < ML… … From formal English to slang
