Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
rampart .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete See
rampart .
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- noun obsolete A
rampart .
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Examples
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For since that God willeth it, nature permitteth it, and my heauie fortune consenteth to it, I will receiue it with righte good will, knowinge that the graue is none other but a strong rampier and impregnable cartel, wherein we close our selues against the assaults of life, and the furious stormes of fortune.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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The Earl dug coal-mines, and constructed "a moliminous rampier for a harbour."
Adventures Among Books Andrew Lang 1878
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A "moliminous rampier" is a choice phrase, and may be envied by novelists who aim at distinction of style.
Adventures Among Books Andrew Lang 1878
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It is curious to see how Mr. Sinclair plumes himself on this Devil of Glenluce as a "moliminous rampier" against irreligion.
Adventures Among Books Andrew Lang 1878
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After a quarter of an houres hard service, his men gott the trench and scal'd the rampier, where many of the enemy fledd, the rest were slayne.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) John Roby 1821
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The whole thing immediately began to look, smell and taste even rampier and more springlike than other ramp risottos I’ve made, especially after being perked up with a squeeze of lemon juice.
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The whole thing immediately began to look, smell and taste even rampier and more springlike than other ramp risottos I’ve made, especially after being perked up with a squeeze of lemon juice.
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