Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
étrier/arbalétrière
English translation:
balistraria
Added to glossary by
Mélanie Chanat
Mar 12, 2007 09:23
17 yrs ago
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Bonjour,
Pourriez-vous m'aider à traduire ce terme ?
Il fait référence à une forme spécifique d'archère ou de meurtrière (fente, droite ou en forme de croix, pratiquée dans les tours, donjons ou murs de fortification pour lancer des flèches ou pour tirer des boulets de canon).
Je connais le terme "arrow slit" qui désigne plus généralement une meutrière ou une archère, mais je sèche pour l'étrier.
Merci !
Pourriez-vous m'aider à traduire ce terme ?
Il fait référence à une forme spécifique d'archère ou de meurtrière (fente, droite ou en forme de croix, pratiquée dans les tours, donjons ou murs de fortification pour lancer des flèches ou pour tirer des boulets de canon).
Je connais le terme "arrow slit" qui désigne plus généralement une meutrière ou une archère, mais je sèche pour l'étrier.
Merci !
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | balistraria |
Miranda Joubioux (X)
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| 3 | oilet |
Alain Pommet
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| 3 | crosslet/crosslit |
Melzie
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Proposed translations
41 mins
Selected
balistraria
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Miranda. I usually use 'balistraria' for 'arbalétrière', but it is now clear that 'étrier' is the same as 'arbalétrière' :-)"
37 mins
oilet
Suppose from FR 'oeillet'.
The ends of the cross shaped arrow slits were then changed to become rounded to provide greater manoeuvrability of the bow. These openings were called 'Oilets'. Arrow slits were a feature of the Medieval castle from the 1200's.
These sound as if they would look like stirrups, but I haven't found a picture.
The ends of the cross shaped arrow slits were then changed to become rounded to provide greater manoeuvrability of the bow. These openings were called 'Oilets'. Arrow slits were a feature of the Medieval castle from the 1200's.
These sound as if they would look like stirrups, but I haven't found a picture.
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your help, Alain :-) |
51 mins
crosslet/crosslit
crosslet/crosslit: a loophole arranged in the form of a cross.
from
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle38.htm
though the picture here chateau.over-blog.net/article-1878432.html doesn't match your description
This is probably because, depending on the area, names change.
from
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle38.htm
though the picture here chateau.over-blog.net/article-1878432.html doesn't match your description
This is probably because, depending on the area, names change.
Note from asker:
| Thank you Melzie. However I found that 'Balistraria' was more correct for this context. |
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