Bastile
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bastile is a noun meaning Obsolete spelling of bastille.
Meaning
Obsolete spelling of bastille.
Example Sentences
―The devil it is! ſaid I—but I vvill go to then thouſand Baſtiles firſt— […]
[W]hy if you don't ſcamper, you'll be baſtil'd, before you can ſay, "Killarney."
Inſtead of forging Chains for Foreigners, / Baſtile thy Tutor: Grandeur All thy Aim?
H' incounters Talgol, routs the Bear, / And takes the Fidler Prisoner; / Conveys him to enchanted Castle, / There shuts him fast in wooden Bastile.
Word Forms
- bastiles
- bastiling
- bastiled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bourg, emprisonment, garison, baston, constablery, burough.
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