portcullis

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Pronunciation

/pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/ (UK)

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/pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/ (UK) · /pɔɹtˈkʌl.ɪs/ (US)

Definition of portcullis

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noun

A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.

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noun

A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
(historical)An old English coin from the reign of Elizabeth I, minted for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the picture of a portcullis on the reverse.

verb

To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.

“[…]Within my mouth you haue engaold my tongue, / Doubly portculliſt with my teeth and lippes[…]”

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From Middle English portcolyse, from Old French porte colëice, from porte (“door”) + feminine of colëiz (“sliding”), ultimately from Latin colāre.

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