Synonyms & related words for machicolation

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Words related to machicolation

Explore words related to machicolation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include machicolated, brattishing, arcature, trabeation, lucarne, mutule, voussoiring, lychnoscope. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does machicolation come from?

The word machicolation breaks down into 2 roots of French and Latin origin: machicol, from French machacol (“opening for dropping missiles”); and -ation, from Latin atio (“action/result”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.