- vaunt-mure
- n.
(Fort.) Vaimure, vamure, vanmure, false wall.
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vaimure — Vauntmure Vaunt mure , n. [F. avant mur. See {Vanguard}, and {Mure}.] (Fort.) A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall. [Written also {vaimure}, and {vamure}.] Camden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vamure — Vauntmure Vaunt mure , n. [F. avant mur. See {Vanguard}, and {Mure}.] (Fort.) A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall. [Written also {vaimure}, and {vamure}.] Camden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vauntmure — Vaunt mure , n. [F. avant mur. See {Vanguard}, and {Mure}.] (Fort.) A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall. [Written also {vaimure}, and {vamure}.] Camden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vauntmure — An outer wall, one set well in front of a main fortified wall. [< OldFr. vaunt = forward + mure = wall] Cf. Vallate … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Vaumure — An outer wall, one set well in front of a main fortified wall. [< OldFr. vaunt = forward + mure = wall] Cf. Vallate … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
