See Also: inciso-(dictionary)

esplanade (iou) and inciso- (iou)


esplanade (iou)



esplanade noun. L16.
[French from Italian spianata from fem. of Latin explanatus flattened, levelled, pa. pple of explanare: see EXPLAIN, -ADE.]
Fortification.
a. The glacis of a counterscarp. Formerly, an area of flat ground on the top of a rampart. L16.
b. A level open space separating a citadel from the town that it commands. E18.
gen. Any level open space, esp. one where the public may walk; a road along the sea front of a resort. L17.
F. Muir Virginia Water..had in its esplanade of shops a..coin-operated drycleaners.

inciso- (iou)



inciso- combining form. M19.
[from Latin incisus pa. pple of incidere: see INCISE, -O-.]
Botany & Zoology. Forming chiefly adjectives describing shapes of leaves etc., with the sense 'incised and ', as inciso-dentate, inciso-serrate, etc.