亚洲网紅露点

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scarcement

[ skairs-muhnt ]

noun

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


scarcement

/ 藞蝉办蓻蓹蝉尘蓹苍迟 /

noun

  1. a ledge in a wall
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of scarcement1

1495鈥1505; obsolete scarce to lessen (verbal derivative of scarce ) + -ment
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of scarcement1

C16: probably from obsolete sense of scarce to reduce + -ment

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