castellated en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkastəleɪtɪd/
Etymology
From Medieval Latin castellātus (“fortified, castellate”) + -ed (forming past participles). Equivalent to the past participle of castellate but attested earlier than other uses of the verb.
Meanings
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Castle-like: built or shaped like a castle; usually, specifically, having castellations (crenellations).
...A Castellated mansion...
1686, Robert Plot, chapter X, in The Natural History of Stafford-shire, page 448:Finally he walked slowly into a vast Italian space, with towers and castellated roofs, and a sky the colour of dark blue ink, smooth and consistent.
2004, Colm Toibin, The Master, page 2:Three castellated (with battlements) towers stand sentry here, with one being particularly large. This is said to have been used by Rhodes as a belvedere, and (according to some sources) by railway staff for some time after opening.
2020 August 26, Tim Dunn, “Great railway bores of our time!”, in Rail, page 46:Near-synonym: crenellated
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Having grooves or recesses on an upper face.
Castellated nuts are used throughout, with split pins.
1904, Alexander Bell Filson Young, chapter IV, in The Complete Motorist, page 74:Near-synonym: crenellated
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Castled: having or furnished with castles.
...This castellated island...
1809, Robert Ker Porter, chapter IV, in Travelling Sketches in Russia & Sweden, volume I, page 30:
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(rare) Housed or kept in a castle.
His unbiassed justice... struck horror into the heart of every castellated felon.
1837, Walter Savage Landor, Works, volume II, page 317:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more castellated | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most castellated | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
uncastellated · castellated nut