escarp

English

Etymology

From French escarpe, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz. Doublet of sharp.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈskɑːp/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪˈskɑɹp/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)p

Noun

escarp (plural escarps)

1. Obsolete spelling of scarp.

Verb

escarp (third-person singular simple present escarps, present participle escarping, simple past and past participle escarped)

1. (transitive) Obsolete spelling of scarp.
   • 1728, Daniel Defoe, Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton:

     Our men, though quite expos'd, and though the Glacis was all escarp'd upon the live Rock, went on with an undaunted Courage

Derived terms

• scarp

References

• “escarp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• crapes, Casper, pacers, secpar, Pacers, recaps, scarpe, e-scrap, Cresap, spacer, Scaper, CASREP, scaper, parsec, scrape, capers, sparce