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Scarp
Scarp\, n. [OF. escharpe. See 2d Scarf.] (Her.) A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.Scarp
Scarp\, n. [Aphetic form of Escarp.]1. (Fort.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp. 2. A steep descent or declivity.
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scarp
"steep slope," 1589, from It. scarpa "slope," probably from a Gmc. source (cf. M.H.G. schroffe "sharp rock, crag," O.E. scræf "cave, grave"). Fr. escarpe is from It.
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A continuous line of cliffs produced by vertical movement of the Earth's crust along a fault or by erosion. The term is often used interchangeably with escarpment but is more accurately associated with cliffs produced by faulting rather than those produced by erosional processes. |
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