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v. t.
An excavation made during a siege, for the purpose of covering the troops as they advance toward the besieged place. The term includes the parallels and the approaches.
v. t.
To besiege; to beset.
n.
A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying bridge.
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A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.
n.
Hence, place or situation; seat.
a.
Of or pertaining to a siege.
n.
Rank; grade; station; estimation.
n.
Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
n.
A workman's bench.
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That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust. of Castle.
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The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade.
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A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.
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The floor of a glass-furnace.
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An epic poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return of Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.
v. t.
To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town.
n.
Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
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To raise, as a siege.
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To retire; to give up a siege.
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A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.
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A siege or beleaguering.
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