Bastard-oulverln

A cannon of the French artillery, under Henry II., carrying a projectile weighing 7 pounds 2% ounce. itardeau. — The small knife often seen on the sheath of the itide. — In ancient times, a bastion, a block-house, a fortre , or other fortification. Baatile — A tower or elevated work used for the defense of a fortified place. In France, a general term for a strong fortre , defended by towers or bastions. Also written bastille. ttimado. — A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese and others, consisting of beating the offender on the soles of his feet with a cane or flat of a sword. — In fortification, a work projecting outward from the main enclosure, consisting of two faces, and two flanks; and so constructed that it is able to defend the adjacent curtain. itioned Fort. — A fort devised to remedy defective flanked dispositions. It may consist of a polygon of any number of sides; but the square and pentagon are generally preferred.