| battledoor | n. [ OE. batyldour. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador, warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet, fr. batre to beat, fr. L. batuere. See Battle, n. ] 1. An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock. [ Also spelled battledore. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. [ OE. battleder. ] A child's hornbook. [ Obs. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Embattled | a. 1. Having indentations like a battlement. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Her.) Having the edge broken like battlements; -- said of a bearing such as a fess, bend, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Having been the place of battle; as, an embattled plain or field. J. Baillie. [ 1913 Webster ] |
