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Volume 18 · 62 words · 1810 Edition

in Fortification, is the interior talus or slope of the ditch next the place, at the foot of the rampart.

in Heraldry, the scarf which military commanders wear for ornament. It is borne somewhat like a baton sinister, but is broader than it, and is continued out to the edges of the field, whereas the baton is cut off at each end.