'Tenaille' definitions:

Definition of 'Tenaille'

From: GCIDE
  • Tenaille \Te*naille"\, n. [F., a pair of pincers or tongs, a tenaille, fr. L. tenaculum. See Tenaculum.] (Fort.) An outwork in the main ditch, in front of the curtain, between two bastions. See Illust. of Ravelin. [1913 Webster]