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Webster 1913 Edition
Escarp
Es-carp′
,Noun.
[F.
escarpe
(cf. Sp. escarpa
, It. scarpa
), fr. escarper
to cut steep, cut to a slope, prob. of German origin: cf. G. scharf
sharp,, E. sharp
, or perh. scrape
.] (Fort.)
The side of the ditch next the parapet; – same as
scarp
, and opposed to counterscarp
. Es-carp′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Escarped
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Escarping
.] (Mil.)
To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap.
Carleton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Escarp
ESC`ARP
,Verb.
T.