məˈchikəˌlāt, maˈ- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin machicolatus, past participle of machicolare, from Old French machicoller, from machicoleis machicolation, from macher to crush (of imitative origin) + col neck, from Latin collum — more at collar
: to furnish (as a turret) with machicolations