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castled

castled

9.3
With square gaps along the top like a castle wall
  • adjective
  • /ˈkæsəld/
  • Specialized
translation icon : con almenas
  • The fortress had a castled wall, with repeated square indentations allowing archers to defend against attackers.

Examples

  • We admired the castled rooftops of the historic town, which were designed to mimic the defensive structures of ancient castles.

  • The old castle's castled edges made it look imposing against the skyline, reminiscent of medieval architecture.

  • Behind her, she leaves a castled history and a charred courtyard that she haunts, commanding the stones to speak and the dead to rise.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • This is my castled night—Juana de Castile.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

crenelated
vscastled
  • Specialized
9.9

A top edge that has regular square gaps like a castle wall

is the general word for resembling repeated square indentations
battlemented
vscastled
8.6

A wall or roof with square gaps along the top like a castle

is the same idea but less tied to actual fort construction
embattled
vscastled
  • Specialized
8.3

Having a top edge with square gaps like a castle wall

is about the shape itself without stressing defensive purpose
castellated
vscastled
9.8

A building with top walls that have square gaps like a castle

describes the basic notched shape without implying fort styling

How Crenellated

castled
  • Specialized
9.3
plain
50 2.5

Surface Forms

castled positive

Morphology

castled = castle (transparent) = castle + ed

Formed by adding the adjectival/participial suffix '-ed' to 'castle' to mean 'having or resembling castle features', which is a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Castled comes from the word castle, which means 'fortress'. Picture the top of a castle with repeated square openings or 'notches' along the wall, and you have the image behind castled, which describes a wall or roof that looks like that.