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Definition of Barbicans
1. barbican [n] - See also: barbican
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barbicans
Literary usage of Barbicans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages (XIVth Century) by Jean Jules Jusserand (1891)
"Besides, through these barbicans our said lord the king has convenient gates and
entrances towards his enemies to grieve them when he is ready and can act. ..."
2. A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture by John Henry Parker (1845)
"There are good barbicans remaining at Scarborough Castle, Yorkshire, and Carlisle
Castle, ... barbicans are mentioned in Framlingham and Canterbury castles. ..."
3. Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern by John Hewitt (1860)
"The whole of the walls, towers, barbicans, ditches, ... There are a few barbicans
remaining perfect in England, as at Warwick and Alnwick. ..."
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