Casemate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Casemate \Case"mate\, n. [F. casemate, fr. It. casamatta, prob.
     from casa house + matto, f. matta, mad, weak, feeble, dim.
     from the same source as E. -mate in checkmate.]
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     1. (Fort.) A bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which
        cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or


        one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering
        troops.
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     2. (Arch.) A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.
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