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torrion
torrion
English
Alternative forms
- turrion [16th C.]
Noun
torrion (plural torrions)
- (obsolete, in Italy) A large tower.
- 1652, James Howell (translator), Alessandro Giraffi (author), An exact Historie of the late Revolutions in Naples, part II, page 144:
- Hereupon there went off from the Torrion of Carmine, twenty six shot of Ordinance.
- ibidem, page 191:
- That the said Torrion or Bastion should be put into his hands.
- 1652, James Howell (translator), Alessandro Giraffi (author), An exact Historie of the late Revolutions in Naples, part II, page 144:
Translations
in Italy: a large tower
References
- NED X, part i (Ti–U; 1st ed., 1926), § 1 (Ti–Tz), page 166/1–2, “†To·rrion”
- OED (2nd ed., 1989), “†ˈtorrion”