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countermured

countermured is the simple past and past participle of countermure.

Meaning of countermure

Verb

countermure (third-person singular simple present countermures, present participle countermuring, simple past and past participle countermured)

  1. (transitive) To fortify with a wall behind another wall.
    • 15??, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedy
      They are plac'd in those empyreal heights,
      Where, counter-mur'd with walls of diamond,
      I find the place impregnable.

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Questions about countermured

What is countermured the simple past and past participle of?
Countermured is the simple past and past participle of countermure.

Words near countermured in the dictionary

  1. countermoves
  2. countermoving
  3. countermurder
  4. countermurders
  5. countermure
  6. countermured
  7. countermures
  8. countermuring
  9. countermutinies
  10. countermutiny
  11. countermyth

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