一切經音義 15.207

15.207

樓櫓（上勒侯反爾雅云形四方高曰臺狹而修曲曰樓說文重屋也下音魯杜注左傳云櫓大盾也以拒戰敵也或作樐古字也從木魯聲）。

Towers and parapets (樓櫓: the upper character is l[è]-hóu [fǎn]; the Erya says: "A square and elevated structure is called a platform (臺); a narrow, tall, and curving structure is called a tower (樓)." The Shuowen says: "A multi-storied building." The lower character is pronounced lǔ; Du's commentary on the Zuozhuan says: "A lǔ is a large shield, used to repel attacking enemies." Sometimes written 樐, an ancient character, taking the wood radical (木) and lǔ (魯) phonetic).