2. Verb. (third-person singular of tower) ¹
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Definition of Towers
1. tower [v] - See also: tower
Lexicographical Neighbors of Towers
Literary usage of Towers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"In ancient times towers were erected as memorials to the dead, for purposes of
... Mediaeval castles usually had one or more towers, serving for observation ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"From the architectural point of view, the towers which are of chief interest are
those of ... In England the earliest known are the Anglo-Saxon towers, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"The first invention or improvement of such towers is ascribed by Athenaeus the
... 54) mentioned towers as used at the siege of Selinus (BC 409), ..."
4. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams (1905)
"For convenience, this old fagade — including the portal and the two towers, but
not the fleches, and the three lancet windows, but not the rose — may be ..."
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