torrion

== English == === Alternative forms === turrion [16th C.] === Etymology === From the obsolete French torrion, from the Italian torrione (“a large tower”, “a keep”), the augmentative form of torre (“tower”). === Pronunciation === obsolete; stressed on the first syllable === Noun === torrion (plural torrions) (obsolete, in Italy) A large tower. ibidem, page 191: That the said Torrion or Bastion should be put into his hands. ==== Translations ==== === References === NED X, part i (Ti–U; 1st ed., 1926), § 1 (Ti–Tz), page 166/1–2, “†To·rrion” OED (2nd ed., 1989), “†ˈtorrion”