Obscure Architectural Term of the Day!
MEURTRIÈRE. In military architecture, a small loophole, large enough for the barrel of a gun or musket and through which a soldier might fire under cover.
From the Penguin Dictionary of Architecture, Third Edition.
For all sorts of similar sorts of terms,
you might enjoy this glossary, which is written in English as well as in that silly French talk.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at August 4, 2005 10:49 AM