VAUNTMURE

Vaunt"mure`, n. Etym: [F. avant-mur. See Vanguard, and Mure.] (Fort.)

Definition: A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall. [Written also vaimure, and vamure.] Camden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 March 2024

HUDDLED

(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”


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