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portcullised

portcullised is the simple past and past participle of portcullis.

Meaning of portcullis

Verb

portcullis (third-person singular simple present portcullises or portcullisses, present participle portcullising or portcullissing, simple past and past participle portcullised or portcullissed)

  1. (usually in the passive voice) To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
    • […]Within my mouth you haue engaold my tongue, / Doubly portculliſt with my teeth and lippes[…]1595 December 9 (first known performance), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedie of King Richard the Second. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Simmes for Androw Wise, […], published 1597...

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Questions about portcullised

What is portcullised the simple past and past participle of?
Portcullised is the simple past and past participle of portcullis.

Words near portcullised in the dictionary

  1. portculles
  2. portculleses
  3. portcullesses
  4. portculli
  5. portcullis
  6. portcullised
  7. portcullises
  8. portcullising
  9. portcullisses
  10. Porte
  11. porte cochere

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