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Definition of Bartisans
1. bartisan [n] - See also: bartisan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bartisans
Literary usage of Bartisans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The East Coast of England from the Thames to the Tweed: Descriptive of by Mackenzie Edward Charles Walcott (1861)
"... corner bartisans, was built by William, the good lord, 1359. The rebels, in
1664, held the castle for 20 days, when they were driven out by the gallant ..."
2. Ivanhoe by Walter Scott (1904)
"... step of the men-at-arms traversed the battlements or resounded on the narrow
and winding passages and stairs which led to the various bartisans and ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1821)
"... think of the bishops sitting high in the peerage, like owls and rooks in the
bartisans of an old tower, I have my fears that they can bode her no good. ..."
4. The Port Folio by Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall (1822)
"... think of the bishops sitting high in the peerage, like owls and rooks iiv the
bartisans of an old tower, I have my fears that they can bode her no good. ..."
5. The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotlandby Robert William Billings, John Hill Burton by Robert William Billings, John Hill Burton (1901)
"It is not very strongly fortified, though a low courtyard wall supports a row of
formidable-looking turret bartisans, intended more for decoration than ..."
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