bartizan

[bahr-tuh-zuhn, bahr-tuh-zan]

bar·ti·zan

[bahr-tuh-zuhn, bahr-tuh-zan]
noun Architecture.
a small overhanging turret on a wall or tower.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English alteration of bertisene, misspelling of bretising, variant of bratticing. See brattice, -ing1

bar·ti·zaned [bahr-tuh-zuhnd, bahr-tuh-zand] , adjective
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Bartizan is always a great word to know.
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a concave surface or molding forming part of a ceiling at its edge that eliminates the usual interior angle between the wall and ceiling
the landscaping and other nearby environmental features shown on a rendering of a building
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bartizan (ˈbɑːtɪzən, ˌbɑːtɪˈzæn)
 
n
a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet, or tower
 
[C19: variant of bertisene, erroneously for bretising, from bretasce parapet; see brattice]
 
bartizaned
 
adj

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