barbette

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

barbette

Etymology

see barbet, barbe and sainte-barbe.

Definitions

1. Female barbet.

2. A guimpe that covers the breast of a nun. religion

3. A platform from which cannons were fired in the open.flags.désuet militaire

4. The cannon itself.by extension

5. A cable of a galley.flags.désuet marine

6. Unhoused battery of a ship.flags.désuet marine

7. Synonym for European bullhead (fish). poissons

Masculine

barbet

Plural

barbettes

Translations

dutch:geschutbank

See also

barbe (cn.) barbant (adj.) barber (v.) barbelé (adj.) barbier (cn.) barbu (adj.) barbet (cn.) barbet (adj.) barbière (cn.)