portcullis.
A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
Meaning & usage
A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
An old English coin from the reign of Elizabeth I, minted for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the picture of a portcullis on the reverse.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English portcolyse, from Old French porte colëice, from porte (“door”) + feminine of colëiz (“sliding”), ultimately from Latin colāre.
To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English portcolyse, from Old French porte colëice, from porte (“door”) + feminine of colëiz (“sliding”), ultimately from Latin colāre.
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