Portiere: alternatives and connections

A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that…

A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another.

of Curtain

of Curtain

A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curta…

lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsu…

The jamb or sidepiece of a doorway.

(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)

(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)

(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)

A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc.

That part of a bastion which reaches from the curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the flank and face of the opposite bastion…

A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway.

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is usually closed by an embr…

Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.

An outwork composed of two demibastions joined by a curtain. It is connected with the works in rear by long wings.

To curtain.