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Webster 1913 Edition


Fascine

Fas-cine′

,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
fascina
a bundle of sticks, fr.
fascis
. See
Fasces
.]
(Fort. & Engin.)
A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fascine

FAS'CINE

,
Noun.
[L. fascis, a bundle.] In fortification, a fagot, a bundle of rods or small sticks of wood, bound at both ends and in the middle; used in raising batteries, in filling ditches, in strengthening ramparts, and making parapets. Sometimes being dipped in melted pitch or tar, they are used to set fire to the enemy's lodgments or other works.

Definition 2024


fascine

fascine

See also: fasciné

English

Noun

fascine (plural fascines)

  1. (fortification) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
    • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 51.:
      Halberts differ very little from the bill, being like them constructed both for pushing and cutting: a halbert consists of three parts, the spear, or sometimes a kind of sword blade for pushing, an ax, or hatchet for striking and cutting, and a flook or hook for pulling down fascines, in the attack of trenches, or temporary fortifications.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.sin/

Verb

fascine

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fasciner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of fasciner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of fasciner
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of fasciner
  5. second-person singular imperative of fasciner

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Italian

Noun

fascine f

  1. plural of fascina

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Portuguese

Verb

fascine

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of fascinar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of fascinar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of fascinar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of fascinar

Spanish

Verb

fascine

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of fascinar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of fascinar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of fascinar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of fascinar.