- batement
- bate·ment
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batement
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Batement — Bate ment, n. [For {Abatement}. See 2d {Bate}.] Abatement; diminution. Moxon. [1913 Webster] {Batement light} (Arch.), a window or one division of a window having vertical sides, but with the sill not horizontal, as where it follows the rake of a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
batement — Batement, ou Bature, Percussus, Percussio, Verberatus huius verberatus. Le batement de la mer, Repercussus maris … Thresor de la langue françoyse
batement — mid 15c., aphetic of ABATEMENT (Cf. abatement) … Etymology dictionary
Batement light — Batement Bate ment, n. [For {Abatement}. See 2d {Bate}.] Abatement; diminution. Moxon. [1913 Webster] {Batement light} (Arch.), a window or one division of a window having vertical sides, but with the sill not horizontal, as where it follows the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Batement light — Batement lights, in architecture, are the lights in the upper part of a perpendicular window, which are abated , or only half the width of those below.References*1911 … Wikipedia
batement light — ˈbātmənt noun Etymology: short for abatement; from the reduced line of the window : a window or one division of a window having vertical sides but with the sill curved or inclined (as where it follows the rake of a staircase) * * * /bayt meuhnt/… … Useful english dictionary
batement — ba|te|ment Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
batement — bateˈment noun (obsolete) Reduction • • • Main Entry: ↑bate … Useful english dictionary
batement light — /bayt meuhnt/ a compartment of a window with tracery, the bottom of which is formed by the arched head of a compartment or compartments below. [1400 50; late ME; short for ABATEMENT] * * * … Universalium
battement — [ batmɑ̃ ] n. m. • XIIe; de battre I ♦ 1 ♦ Choc ou mouvement de ce qui bat (II, 5o à 7o); bruit qui en résulte. ⇒ coup, heurt; frappement. Le battement du fer sur l enclume. ⇒ martèlement. Le battement alternatif des rames. Le battement d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
