bartizan

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɑːtɪzən/, /ˌbɑːtɪˈzæn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bär′tə zən, bär′tə zan′)

bar•ti•zan (bär′tə zən, bär′tə zan′),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]

Architecturea small overhanging turret on a wall or tower.

1325–75; Middle English alteration of bertisene, misspelling of bretising, variant of bratticing. See brattice, -ing¹

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bartizan /ˈbɑːtɪzən; ˌbɑːtɪˈzæn/ n

a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet, or tower

Etymology: 19th Century: variant of bertisene, erroneously for bretising, from bretasce parapet; see bratticebartizaned /ˈbɑːtɪzənd; ˌbɑːtɪˈzænd/ adj

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