Bastille house
bastel house.
(on the Anglo-Scottish border) a partly fortified house, usually with a vaulted ground floor.
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bastinado. Historical Examples This Jacob had been condemned to the bastinade, or knout, by Schein, the Russian general. The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia Voltaire
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a mode of punishment consisting of blows with a stick on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks. a blow or a beating with a stick, cudgel, etc. a stick or cudgel. to beat with a stick, cane, etc., especially on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks. Historical Examples She […]
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Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work. a fortified place. anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc.: a bastion of solitude; a bastion of democracy. Contemporary Examples Once known as the most polluted place on earth, the […]