Parts of a Castle - Glossary of Terms |
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| Daub | A mud of clay mixture applied over wattle to strengthen and seal it.
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| Dead-ground | Close to the wall, where the defenders can't shoot. |
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| Diaper work | Decoration of squares or lozenges.
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| Diaphragm | Wall running up to the roof-ridge. |
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| Dog-legged | With right-angle bends.
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| Dogtooth | Diagonal indented pyramid. |
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| Donjon | A great tower or keep. |
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| Dormer | Window placed vertically in sloping roof.
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| Double-splayed | Embrasure whose smallest aperture is in the middle of the wall. |
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| Drawbridge | A heavy timber platform built to span a moat between a gatehouse and surrounding land that could be raised when required to block an entrance. |
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| Dressing | Carved stonework around openings.
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| Drum Tower | A large, circular, low, squat tower built into a wall.
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| Drystone | Unmortared masonry. |
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| Dungeon | The jail, usually found in one of the towers. |
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