scarcement

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

scarce +‎ -ment

Noun[edit]

scarcement (plural scarcements)

  1. (architecture, engineering) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing.

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