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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COUNTERMURE

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

 

COUNTERMURE

n.To fortify with a wall behind another.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COUNTERMURE

Coun "ter *mure ` (-mr `), n. Etym: [Counter- + mure: cf. F. contremur.](Fort. )

 

Defn: A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. Contramure. Knolles.

 

COUNTERMURE

Coun `ter *mure " (koun `tr-mr "), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Countermured (-mrd "); p. pr. & vb. n. Countermuring.] Etym: [Cf. F. contremurer.]

 

Defn: To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] Kyd.