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Definition of Guerites
1. guerite [n] - See also: guerite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guerites
Literary usage of Guerites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1897)
"He loved this Marguerite of Mar. guerites, and his court was frequented by many
beautiful princesses. She loved refined manners, and exercised a powerful ..."
2. The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and by Marco Polo (1875)
"The term and its derivative Bartizan came later to be applied to projecting
guerites or watch-towers of masonry. Brattice in English is now applied to a ..."
3. Native Villages and Village Sites East of the Mississippi by David Ives Bushnell (1919)
"There still remain three square watch-towers (guerites) measuring en feet on each
face; they are raised to a height of eight feet on posts; the sides made ..."
4. Plant-breeding: Comments on the Experiments of Nilsson and Burbank by Hugo de Vries (1907)
"... guerites of the meadows, but surpassing them by the dazzling whiteness of
their flowers and some other striking qualities. These he has crossed with the ..."
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