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Webster 1913 Edition

Fascine

Fas-cine′

,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
fascina
a bundle of sticks, fr.
fascis
. See
Fasces
.]
(Fort. & Engin.)
A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fascine

FAS'CINE

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Noun.
[L. fascis, a bundle.] In fortification, a fagot, a bundle of rods or small sticks of wood, bound at both ends and in the middle; used in raising batteries, in filling ditches, in strengthening ramparts, and making parapets. Sometimes being dipped in melted pitch or tar, they are used to set fire to the enemy's lodgments or other works.

Definition 2024

fasciné

fasciné

See also: fascine

French

Verb

fasciné m ‎(feminine singular fascinée, masculine plural fascinés, feminine plural fascinées)

  1. past participle of fasciner

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Spanish

Verb

fasciné

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of fascinar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.si.ne/

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