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scarcement
[ skairs-muhnt ]
/ ˈskɛərs mənt /
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noun
a footing or ledge formed by a setoff in a wall.
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Words nearby scarcement
Scarborough lily, scarce, scarce as hen's teeth, scarcely, scarcely ever, scarcement, scarcity, scare, scarecrow, scared, scaredy-cat
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How to use scarcement in a sentence
A few feet beneath this scarcement the shaft resumes its usual shape.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for scarcement
scarcement
/ (ˈskɛəsmənt) /
noun
a ledge in a wall
Word Origin for scarcement
C16: probably from obsolete sense of scarce to reduce + -ment
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