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Webster 1913 Edition

Banquette

Ban-quette′

,
Noun.
A bench or seat for passengers on the top of a diligence or other public vehicle.

Ban-quette′

,
Noun.
[F. See
Banquet
,
Noun.
]
1.
(Fort.)
A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy.
2.
(Arch.)
A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Banquette

BANQUETTE

or BANQUET,
Noun.
banket. In fortification, a little raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy in the moat or covered way.

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