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countermures

countermures is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 countermures

What is countermures the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Countermures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of countermure.

Words near countermures in the dictionary

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

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