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countermuring

countermuring is the present participle and gerund 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 countermuring

What is countermuring the present participle and gerund of?
Countermuring is the present participle and gerund of countermure.

Words near countermuring in the dictionary

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

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