MOTTE-AND-BAILEY CASTLE

Meaning of MOTTE-AND-BAILEY CASTLE in English

noun

an old type of castle that consists of a fort on a small hill surrounded by an outer wall

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

BAILEY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And how dared he leave her standing out here in the bailey like a ... …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTTE — noun Etymology: French, from Old French mote, ~ Date: 1884 mound , hill
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BAILEY — I. biographical name Liberty Hyde 1858-1954 American botanist, II. biographical name Nathan or Nathaniel died 1742 English lexicographer, III. biographical …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CASTLE — I Medieval European stronghold, generally the fortified dwelling of the king or lord of the territory in which it stood. …
Английский словарь Британика
BAILEY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Aldrich Thomas Bailey Bailey Pearl Mae Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey
Английский словарь Британика
MOTTE — I. noun or mott ˈmät ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish mata, from Spanish, bush, shrub, orchard, probably from Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CASTLE — I. ˈkasəl, -ˈaa-, -ˈai-, -ˈȧ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English castel, from Old English, from Old North French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAILEY — ˈbālē, -li noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bailli, from Old French balie, variant of baile — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTTE — (n.) A clump of trees in a prairie.
Английский словарь Webster
CASTLE — (v. i.) To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to …
Английский словарь Webster
CASTLE — (n.) A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
Английский словарь Webster
BAILEY — (n.) A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the …
Английский словарь Webster
BAILEY — (n.) The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
Английский словарь Webster
BAILEY — (n.) The outer wall of a feudal castle.
Английский словарь Webster
MOTTE — ( n. ) A clump of trees in a prairie.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CASTLE — ( v. i. ) To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CASTLE — ( n. ) A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAILEY — ( n. ) The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAILEY — ( n. ) The outer wall of a feudal castle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAILEY — ( n. ) A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTTE — /mot/ , n. Chiefly Southwestern U.S. a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country. Also, mott …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CASTLE — /kas"euhl, kah"seuhl/ , n. Irene (Foote) , 1893-1969, born in the U.S., and her husband and partner Vernon ( Vernon …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CASTLE — — castlelike , adj. /kas"euhl, kah"seuhl/ , n. , v. , castled, castling . n. 1. a fortified, usually walled …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAILEY — /bay"lee/ , n. 1. Liberty Hyde , 1858-1954, U.S. botanist, horticulturist, and writer. 2. Nathan or Nathaniel , died 1742, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAILEY — /bay"lee/ , n. , pl. baileys . 1. the defensive wall surrounding an outer court of a castle. 2. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTTE — n. man-made mound on which a fortress or castle is built
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CASTLE — v. put in a castle; make a certain move (in a chess game)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CASTLE — I. ˈka-səl noun Etymology: Middle English castel, from Old English, from Old French & Latin; Old French dialect (Norman-Picard) castel, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTTE — noun Etymology: French, from Old French mote, motte Date: 1884 : mound , hill ; especially : a hill serving …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAILEY — noun ( plural baileys ) Etymology: Middle English bailli, palisade, bailey, from Anglo-French baille, balie Date: 13th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTTE — noun a clump of trees in a prairie.
Webster English vocab
CASTLE — noun any strong, imposing, and stately mansion. 2. castle ·noun a small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's …
Webster English vocab
BAILEY — noun the outer wall of a feudal castle. 2. bailey ·noun the space immediately within the outer wall of a …
Webster English vocab
MOTTE — [ mɒt ] ■ noun historical a mound forming the site of a castle or camp. Origin C19: from Fr., …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOTTE — [motte] n [ME mote, fr. OF mote, motte] (13c): mound, hill; esp: a hill serving as a site for a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CASTLE — [cas.tle] n [ME castel, fr. OE, fr. ONF, fr. L castellum fortress, castle, dim. of castrum fortified place; perh. akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAILEY — [bai.ley] n, pl baileys [ME bailli, palisade, bailey, fr. OF baille, balie] (13c) 1: the outer wall of a castle …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CASTLE — medieval European stronghold, generally the residence of the king or lord of the territory in which it stands. The word …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOTTE — motte BrE AmE mɒt AmE mɑːt ▷ mottes mɒts AmE mɑːts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BAILEY — bailey, B~ BrE AmE ˈbeɪl i ▷ bailey|s, ~'s z ▶ ˌ Bailey ˈ bridge, ˈ•• • BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTTE — / mɒt; NAmE mɑːt/ noun the small hill on which the fort is built in a motte-and-bailey castle •• WORD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CASTLE — / ˈkɑːsl; NAmE ˈkæsl/ noun 1. a large strong building with thick high walls and towers, built in the past …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CASTLE — Castle, Bar ‧ ba ‧ ra /ˈbɑːb ə rə $ ˈbɑːr-/ BrE AmE (1911–2002) a British politician who was a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CASTLE — cas ‧ tle W3 /ˈkɑːs ə l $ ˈkæ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1000-1100 ; Language: Old North …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAILEY — Bailey, David BrE AmE (1938–) a British photographer who is known especially for his photographs of fashionable people in the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAILEY — bai ‧ ley /ˈbeɪli/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: baille , balie …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTTE — n. a mound forming the site of a castle, camp, etc. [ME f. OF mote (as MOAT)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOTTE — n. a mound forming the site of a castle, camp, etc. [ ME f. OF mote (as MOAT) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTTE — n. a mound forming the site of a castle, camp, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF mote (as MOAT)
Oxford English vocab
CASTLE — ( castles) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A castle is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CASTLE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CASTLE — [noun] [C] - a large strong building, built in the past by a ruler or important person to protect the …
Cambridge English vocab
CASTLE — n. Castle Vernon and Irene Montezuma Castle National Monument Neuschwanstein Castle Windsor Castle
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CASTLE — n. Medieval European stronghold, generally the fortified dwelling of the king or lord of the territory in which it stood. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BAILEY — n. Aldrich Thomas Bailey Bailey Pearl Mae Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CASTLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ grand , great , magnificent , splendid ( esp. BrE ) ▪ turreted , walled ▪ historic …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOTTE — ➡ castles
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CASTLE — n. 1 fortress, stronghold, citadel The king moved to Windsor Castle during the winter 2 mansion, palace, manor-house, hall, château …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MOTTE — (диалектизм) зеленый "остров", небольшая роща в прериях
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CASTLE — 1. сущ. 1) замок, дворец; большой дом (напоминающий замок) Syn : palace 2) укрытие, убежище, оплот (от чьих-л. вторжений ) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BAILEY — сущ.; ист. двор замка Old Bailey ≈ Центральный уголовный суд (в Лондоне) (историческое) стена замка; двор замка - outer * …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTTE — n амер. диал. зелёный «остров», небольшая роща в прериях
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CASTLE — castle.ogg 1. ʹkɑ:s(ə)l n 1. 1> замок; дворец 2> (the Castle) ист. Дублинский замок, резиденции вице-короля ( символ владычества англичан …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

← MOTTE MOTTLED→