Scarp (?), n. [OF. escharpe. See
2d Scarf.] (Her.) A band in the same position as
the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.
Scarp, n. [Aphetic form of
Escarp.] 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.
Scarp (?), n. [OF. escharpe. See
2d Scarf.] (Her.) A band in the same position as
the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.
Scarp, n. [Aphetic form of
Escarp.] 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.
