■ noun a strong, heavy grating that can be lowered down grooves on each side of a gateway to block it.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. porte coleice 'sliding door'.
■ noun a strong, heavy grating that can be lowered down grooves on each side of a gateway to block it.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. porte coleice 'sliding door'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004