Defilement

3 definitions found

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

  Defilement \De*file"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]filement. See
     {Defile}] (Mil.)
     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Defilement \De*file"ment\, n. [From 3d {Defile}.]
     The act of defiling, or state of being defiled, whether
     physically or morally; pollution; foulness; dirtiness;
     uncleanness.
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           Defilements of the flesh.                --Hopkins.
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           The chaste can not rake into such filth without danger
           of defilement.                           --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  defilement
       n : the state of being polluted [syn: {befoulment}, {pollution}]