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Bartizan Wikimedia Pearson Scott N Overhanging Corner Turret

Word bartizan
Definition n. An overhanging corner turret at the top of a tower.
Sentence The lane ended in a terrace with a bartizan wall, which gave an outlook between high houses.
Source “The Sire de Maletroit's Door,” Stories to Remember, p.206

Image: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons: By Pearson Scott Foresman - Archives of Pearson Scott Foresman, donated to the Wikimedia Foundation, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2533451

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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