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Webster 1913 Edition


Rampire

Ram′pire

(răm′pīr)
,
Noun.
A rampart.
[Archaic]
The Trojans round the place a
rampire
cast.
Dryden.

Ram′pire

,
Verb.
T.
To fortify with a rampire; to form into a rampire.
[Archaic]
Chapman.
Rampired walls of gold.”
R. Browning.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rampire

RAMP'IRE

,
Noun.
The same as rampart; but obsolete.

Definition 2024


rampire

rampire

English

Noun

rampire (plural rampires)

  1. A rampart.
    • Dryden
      The Trojans round the place a rampire cast.

Verb

rampire (third-person singular simple present rampires, present participle rampiring, simple past and past participle rampired)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To fortify with a rampart; to form into a rampart.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chapman to this entry?)
    Rampired walls of gold. R. Browning.