English Explanatory Dictionary

orillon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, found in old fortresses.

Word forms

orillon orillons orillion

Etymology

From French orillon (literally “little ear”), from oreille (“an ear”), from Latin oricula, auricula, diminutive of auris (“an ear”). See ear.

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