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casemate

English

Etymology

From French casemate, from Italian casamatta, probably from casa (house) + matto, from matta (mad, weak, feeble), diminutive from the same source as English mate in checkmate.

Noun

casemate (plural casemates)

  1. A bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering troops.
  2. A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.

Translations

References

  • casemate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • meatcase

French

Etymology

From Italian casamatta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaz.mat/

Noun

casemate f (plural casemates)

  1. pillbox, blockhouse

Further reading

  • “casemate” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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cagemate

English

Etymology

cage +? mate

Noun

cagemate (plural cagemates)

  1. An animal that shares the same cage as another.

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