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Webster 1913 Edition

Countermure

Coun′ter-mureˊ

(-m?rˊ)
,
Noun.
[
Counter-
+
mure
: cf. F.
contremur
.]
(Fort.)
A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed.
[R.]
Cf.
Contramure
.
Knolles.

Counˊter-mure′

(kounˊt?r-m?r′)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Countermured
(-m?rd′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Countermuring
.]
[Cf. F.
contremurer
.]
To fortify with a wall behind another wall.
[R.]
Kyd.

Webster 1828 Edition

Countermure

COUNTERMURE

,
Noun.
[L., a wall.] A wall raised behind another, to supply its place, when a breach is made.

COUNTERMURE

,
Noun.
To fortify with a wall behind another.

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