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Defilement
Pronunciation : De*file"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. d?filement. See Defile] (Mil.)
Definition : Defn: The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from an enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : De*file"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From 3d Defile.]
Definition : Defn: The act of defiling, or state of being defiled, whether physically or morally; pollution; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness. Defilements of the flesh. Hopkins. The chaste can not rake into such filth without danger of defilement. Addison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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