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(1):
(n.) One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications.
(2):
(n.) pl. The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and open spaces. At first purely a military feature, afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features, as for churches.