Scarp n. Her. A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.
Scarp, n.
1. Fort. The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.
2. A steep descent or declivity.
Scarp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scarped p. pr. & vb. n. Scarping.] To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock.
From scarped cliff and quarried stone. --Tennyson.
Sweep ruins from the scarped mountain. --Emerson.
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scarp
n 1: a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or
ridge; usually formed by erosion [syn: escarpment]
2: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: escarpment,
escarp, protective embankment]