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Balistraʹria

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Narrow apertures in the form of a cross in the walls of ancient castles, through which cross-bowmen discharged their arrows.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Baldachin
Baldassare
Balder
Balderdash
Baldwin
Bale
Balearica Tormenta
Balfour of Burley
Balios
Balisarda or Balisardo
Balistraria
Baliverso (in Orlando Furioso)
Balk
Balker
Balkis
Ball
Balls
Ballad
Ballads
Ballambangjan (The Straits of)
Ballast