Coun"ter*mure` (-m?r`), n. [Counter- + mure: cf. F. contremur.] Fort.
A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. Contramure.
Knolles.
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Coun`ter*mure" (koun`t?r-m?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Countermured (-m?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Countermuring.] [Cf. F. contremurer.]
To fortify with a wall behind another wall.
[R.]
Kyd.
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