In medieval castles the chemise (French: "shirt") was typically a low wall encircling the keep, protecting the base of the tower. Alternative terms, more... 2 KB (258 words) - 01:17, 26 June 2022 |
photo of HMS Campbeltown after the St Nazaire Raid before she exploded. Chemise (wall) Pavise Gabion Testudo formation Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation... 4 KB (403 words) - 14:39, 5 April 2024 |
Stahleck Castle (section Shield wall and main entrance) defended from the high hillside on the west by a chemise wall which has been fortified to form a shield wall 2.6 m thick. There is an interior stairway, which... 36 KB (4,811 words) - 04:15, 13 March 2024 |
"Tomber la chemise" (English: literally "Take Off Your Shirt" but the meaning is "Get ready to play hard") is a 1998 song by the Toulousian collective... 8 KB (882 words) - 06:46, 19 February 2023 |
Punjabi culture (section Wall paintings) churidars. Origin: From Arabic qamīṣ, perhaps from late Latin camisia (see chemise). Platts, John Thompson (February 2015) [1884], A dictionary of Urdu, classical... 40 KB (4,636 words) - 21:04, 16 April 2024 |
embrasures were constructed in towers and walls. A loophole, arrow loop or arrowslit passes through a solid wall, and thus forms an embrasure of shooting... 9 KB (1,120 words) - 21:21, 20 March 2024 |
around the top of the motte, sometimes protected by a further chemise, or low protective wall, around the base. By the 14th century, a number of motte and... 44 KB (5,988 words) - 17:13, 4 April 2024 |
Gallery, London. This half-length depiction of a woman in loosened white chemise with a dark green mantle, holding some flowers, has been interpreted as... 20 KB (1,949 words) - 12:49, 8 March 2024 |
to the shirt of tailoring techniques. The new kind of shirt was called chemise à pièce (yoked shirt). Alan Flusser credits Christofle Charvet with the... 121 KB (12,461 words) - 18:13, 13 November 2023 |
tower Caer Caltrop Castle Chamber gate Chartaque Chashi Chemin de ronde Chemise Cheval de frise Citadel Coercion castle Concentric castle Corner tower... 6 KB (499 words) - 23:02, 20 February 2024 |
Surtout Ulster coat Visite Witzchoura Underwear Basque Bustle Chausses Chemise Codpiece Corselet Corset Waist cincher Dickey Garter Hoop skirt Crinoline... 6 KB (630 words) - 17:14, 26 December 2023 |
Japan Blockhouse south of Le Touquet, France. It was part of the Atlantic Wall Pegler, Martin (20 August 2014). Soldiers' Songs and Slang of the Great War... 11 KB (1,092 words) - 07:44, 7 March 2024 |
sun hat and informal muslin dress, a Polonaise gown, or a Chemise à la Reine. The chemise, worn without panniers and with a high waistline, was first... 18 KB (2,470 words) - 12:48, 21 March 2024 |