About The Word Portcullis
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Portcullis
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What's The Definition Of Portcullis?
[n] gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
Synonyms | Synonyms for Portcullis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Portcullis: See Also | gate Portcullis In Webster's Dictionary \Port*cul"lis\, n. [OF. porte coulisse, cole["i]ce, a
sliding door, fr. L. colare, colatum, to filter, to strain:
cf. F. couler to glide. See {Port} a gate, and cf. {Cullis},
{Colander}.]
1. (Fort.) A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron,
hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to
prevent the entrance of an enemy. ``Let the portcullis
fall.'' --Sir W. Scott.
She . . . the huge portcullis high updrew. --Milton.
2. An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the
use of the East India Company; -- so called from its
bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.
\Port*cul"lis\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portcullised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portcullising}.] To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar. [R.] --Shak. |
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