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Definition: ANTEMURAL

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Antemural" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Antemural \An`te*mu"ral\, noun. [Latin expression antemurale: ante murus wall. See Mural.]. (references)

Definition: ANTEMURAL

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ANTEMURAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Antemural \An`te*mu"ral\, noun. [Latin expression antemurale: ante murus wall. See Mural.]. (references)