Meurtrière
An arrowslit: a narrow vertical opening splayed inwards, giving an archer a wide field of fire through a small target. The shape dates a wall closely, since the slit changed as weapons did — later versions widen at the base for firearms.
An arrowslit: a narrow vertical opening splayed inwards, giving an archer a wide field of fire through a small target. The shape dates a wall closely, since the slit changed as weapons did — later versions widen at the base for firearms.