| Casemate (casemate) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Case"mate |
| [F.
casemate, fr. It. casamatta, prob. from casa
house + matto, f. matta, mad, weak, feeble, dim.
from the same source as E. -mate in checkmate.]
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A bombproof chamber,
usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired
through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine,
or for quartering troops.
A hollow molding,
chiefly in cornices.
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