torrion
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- turrion [16th C.]
Etymology[edit]
From the obsolete French torrion, from the Italian torrione (“a large tower”, “a keep”), the augmentative form of torre (“tower”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- obsolete; stressed on the first syllable
Noun[edit]
torrion (plural torrions)
- (obsolete, in Italy) A large tower.
- 1652, Alessandro Giraffi, translated by James Howell, An exact Historie of the late Revolutions in Naples, part II, page 144:
- Hereupon there went off from the Torrion of Carmine, twenty six shot of Ordinance.
- ibidem, page 191:
- That the said Torrion or Bastion should be put into his hands.
Translations[edit]
in Italy: a large tower
References[edit]
- NED X, part i (Ti–U; 1st ed., 1926), § 1 (Ti–Tz), page 166/1–2, “†To·rrion”
- OED (2nd ed., 1989), “†ˈtorrion”