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单词 scarcement
释义

scarcement

[ skairs-muhnt ]
/ ˈskɛərs mənt /

noun

a footing or ledge formed by a setoff in a wall.

Origin of scarcement

1495–1505; obsolete scarce to lessen (verbal derivative of scarce) + -ment

Words nearby scarcement

scar carcinoma, scarce, scarce as hen's teeth, scarcely, scarcely ever, scarcement, scarcity, scare, scarecrow, scaredy-cat, scarehead
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Example sentences from the Web for scarcement

  • 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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