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tenail

tenail is the alternative form of tenaille.

Meaning of tenaille

Noun

tenaille (plural tenailles)

  1. (historical) An outwork in the main ditch of a fortification, in front of the curtain, between two bastions.

Forms of tenail

pluraltenails

Questions about tenail

What is tenail the alternative form of?
Tenail is the alternative form of tenaille.

Words near tenail in the dictionary

  1. Tenaglia
  2. Tenaglias
  3. tenagophyte
  4. tenagophytes
  5. Tenaha
  6. tenail
  7. tenaille
  8. tenailles
  9. tenaillon
  10. tenaillons
  11. tenails

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