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barbecan (s.xii3/4)
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The form barbican is a cross reference to the following entry:

barbecan (s.xii3/4)

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barbecane,  barbekan,  barbekane;  barbakane;  barbican  
  FEW:  balahana 19,20a Gdf:  barbacan 1,578c GdfC:  barbacane 8,289a TL: barbacane 1,833 DEAF:  barbacane  DMF:  barbacane  TLF:  barbacane  OED:  barbican n.  MED:  barbican n.  DMLBS:  barbacana 181b

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archit.mil.barbican, fortified wall, outwork or gateway of a city or castle: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E drescent chastels, bretaskes ont levees, E font i barbecans e barres cloufichees  Rom Chev ANTS 2873
( MS: s.xiiiin )  murale: (F) barbekane  Gloss Nequam1 259
( MS: s.xiii ) antemuralia: (L) barbekanes (var. (C: s.xiiiex) barbekansm berfrays;  (C*: s.xiii) barbecans;  (D*: s.xiii/xiv) barbekans )  TLL ii 135.49
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  propugnacula: (L) barbakanes vel brutaches (var. (C: s.xiii2) les bretaches)  TLL ii 70.69
( 1378 )  et le dit barbycan serra doublement embataillez  Build salz 456
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