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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Countermure \Coun"ter*mure`\ (-m?r`), n. [Counter- + mure: cf.
     F. contremur.] (Fort.)
     A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when
     breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. {Contramure}. --Knolles.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Countermure \Coun`ter*mure"\ (koun`t?r-m?r"), v. t. [imp. & p.
     p. {Countermured} (-m?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.]
     [Cf. F. contremurer.]
     To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] --Kyd.
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