Lexicographical Neighbors of Frise
Literary usage of Frise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Field Fortification: Containing Instructions on the Methods of by Dennis Hart Mahan (1856)
"A cheval-de-frise (Fig. 29) consists of a horizontal piece of scantling of a square,
... The chevaux-de-frise is not much in use as an obstacle, ..."
2. Works by Washington Irving (1857)
"... Military Projects—Chevaux-de-frise at Fort Washington—Meditated Attack on
Staten Island— Arrival of Ships—Hessian Reinforcements—Scotch Highlanders—Sir ..."
3. Life of George Washington by Washington Irving (1885)
"Chevaux-de-frise at Fort Washington. — Meditated Attack on Staten Island. ...
We are preparing che- vaux-de-frise, at which we make great dispatch by the ..."
4. The Elements of Field Fortifications: For the Use of the Cadets of the by Junius Brutus Wheeler (1882)
"A cheval-de-frise (Fig. 68) is a square timber, perforated with holes in which
sticks shod with iron are inserted. The holes are placed about six inches ..."
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