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 Counterpane.Countess di Civillari (The). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Counterscarp,
 
in fortification, the side of a ditch next to the open country The side next to the place fortified is the escarp.   1
 


 Counterpane.Countess di Civillari (The). 

 
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