in fortification, the wall with which a bastion, or any other bulwark of earth, is lined for its greater support and strength: or it is the solidity of the wall from the talus to the flint-row.

Fire-Chemise, a piece of linen cloth, steeped in a composition of oil-of-petrol, camphor, and other combustible matters, used at sea, to set fire to an enemy's vessel.