释义 |
† ˈforewall Obs. [fore prep. or prefix.] A wall of defence; a wall or outwork raised to defend another.
a1000Cædmon's Exod. 297 Syndon þa foreweallas fæᵹre ᵹestepte..oð wolcna hrof. 1388Wyclif Isa. xxvi. 1 The wal and the fore wal [Vulg. antemurale]. 1609Bible (Douay) Lam. ii. 8 The forewal [Vulg. antemurale] hath mourned, and the wal is destroyed together. |