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portcullis
portcullis , grating or framework of strong bars of wood or iron, sharp-pointed at their lower ends, sliding vertically in the grooved jambs of a fortified portal as a protection in case of assault. First used in Roman times against Hannibal, the portcullis reached its highest development in the 12t... Read more
castle
castle type of fortified dwelling characteristic of the Middle Ages. Fortification of towns had been in practice since antiquity, but in the 9th cent. feudal lords began to develop the private fortress-residence known as the castle. It served the twofold function of residence and fortress because... Read more

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portcullis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition portcullis , grating or framework of strong bars of wood or iron, sharp-pointed...in case of assault. First used in Roman times against Hannibal, the portcullis reached its highest development in the 12th cent. as a characteristic...
castle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...by towers, usually round, and the principal entrance was protected by strong gate towers, the massive gateway, with its portcullis and drawbridge, and the barbican, or advanced outwork. The defenders operated from galleries at the tops of walls and from...

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portcullis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture portcullis. Strong door in a fortified medieval gateway, sliding vertically, normally a grating heavily framed of wood strengthened with...
cataract
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ...of the lens of the eye (prob. fig. use of the sense ‘portcullis’) XVI. — L. cataracta — Gr. katar(r)hāktḗs down-rush, waterfall, portcullis.
hearse
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture hearse, herce , herse . 1. Falling door of grated construction, i.e. portcullis . 2. Horizontal grating, flat or curved, fixed with prickets for candles to commemorate the dead. 3. Open metal framework...
pursuivant
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...the College of Arms ranking below a herald. The four ordinary pursuivants are Rouge Croix , Bluemantle , Rouge Dragon , and Portcullis . The word is recorded from late Middle English, denoting a junior heraldic officer, and comes ultimately from Old French...
yett
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture yett. Grated iron door, portcullis , or screen , its horizontals passing through alternate vertical bars, and its verticals passing through alternate horizontal bars.

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Portcullis Systems Expands Options for Microsoft IAG, ISA Server Customers.
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Portcullis Systems Announces Strong Authentication for Security Platform Offerings with PointSharp ID.
Newspaper article from: Electronics Newsweekly; 9/16/2009; 700+ words ; Portcullis Systems, Inc., a global partner with...solutions will be available through all Portcullis Systems and PortSys UK outlets including...and organized crime", said CEO for Portcullis Systems Michael Oldham. "Tools to...
United States : Portcullis SystemsPortSys UK Invited to Join Hewlett-Packard as Featured Strategic Partner at InfoSecurity 2009.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 5/4/2009; 700+ words ; ...Mamta03 PortSys UK, a division of Portcullis Systems, Inc., a Microsoft and HP...of four premium stands at Infosec. Portcullis SystemsPortSys UK will have experts...Server Gateway and WebControl products. Portcullis PortSys UK Solutions, having launched...
PORTCULLIS WIN CARNE TROPHY.
Newspaper article from: The Arbroath Herald Guide and Gazette (Arbroath, Scotland); 5/29/2007; 419 words ; PORTCULLIS wrote themselves into the Midlands Amateur...a deserved lead after 23 minutes but Portcullis dominated the rest of the half and levelled...connecting with a cross from Turner. Portcullis began the second half well and eight...
Portcullis and PointSharp Team for Strong Authentication
Newspaper article from: Wireless News; 9/8/2009; 488 words ; Wireless News 09-08-2009 Portcullis and PointSharp Team for Strong Authentication Type: News Portcullis Systems, a partner with Microsoft and...solutions will be available through all Portcullis Systems and PortSys UK outlets including...
Portcullis Systems and PointSharp ID Team for Strong Authentication
Newspaper article from: Wireless News; 9/6/2009; 492 words ; Wireless News 09-06-2009 Portcullis Systems and PointSharp ID Team for Strong Authentication Type: News Portcullis Systems, a partner with Microsoft...solutions will be available through all Portcullis Systems and PortSys UK outlets including...
Portcullis wins Canadian Breeders' Stakes
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 8/10/2002; 218 words ; 00-00-0000 Dateline: TORONTO Portcullis took the lead late in the stretch to...event in the Canadian Triple Crown. Portcullis overtook leader El Soprano to take first...Son Farms, of Milton, Ontario. Portcullis captured the 1.5-mile (2.41...
Portcullis Wins Stakes in Toronto
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/10/2002; 243 words ; 00-00-0000 TORONTO (AP) _ Portcullis took the lead late in the stretch to...event in the Canadian Triple Crown. Portcullis overtook leader El Soprano to take first...Son Farms, of Milton, Ontario. Portcullis captured the 1-mile event on a firm...
Portcullis Systems Partners with PointSharp ID for Strong Authentication.
Magazine article from: Entertainment Close-up; 9/6/2009; 700+ words ; Portcullis Systems, a partner with Microsoft and...solutions will be available through all Portcullis Systems and PortSys UK outlets including...and organized crime," said CEO for Portcullis Systems Michael Oldham. "Tools to...
Portcullis leads to 13th century.(National Trust News)(Bodiam Castle, Sussex)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Apollo; 4/1/2006; ; 494 words ; ...carbon dating has revealed that the portcullis at Bodiam Castle, Sussex (below...1382, this strongly suggests that the portcullis is original (the wood is too weak to...since there is no known way in which the portcullis could have been inserted at a date later...