Countermure
Pronunciation : Coun"ter*mure` (-mr`)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Counter- + mure: cf. F. contremur.] (Fort.)
Definition : Defn: A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. Contramure. Knolles.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Coun`ter*mure" (koun`tr-mr")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. contremurer.]
Definition : Defn: To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] Kyd.
t. [imp. & p. p. Countermured (- mrd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Countermuring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913