About The Word Embattled
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Embattled
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What's The Definition Of Embattled?
[adj] having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"
[adj] prepared for battle; "an embattled city" [adj] beset with attackers or controversy or conflict; "embattled troops"; "an embattled governor" Synonyms | Synonyms for Embattled: crenelate | crenelated | crenellate | crenellated | fancy | indented | insecure | prepared | unsafe Related Terms | Find terms related to Embattled: See Also | Embattled In Webster's Dictionary \Em*bat"tled\, a.
1. Having indentations like a battlement. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. (Her.) Having the edge broken like battlements; -- said of
a bearing such as a fess, bend, or the like.
3. Having been the place of battle; as, an embattled plain or
field. --J. Baillie.
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