FRAISE

, in Fortification, a kind of defence, consisting of pointed stakes, driven almost parallel to the horizon into the retrenchments of a camp, &c, to ward off and prevent any approach or scalade.

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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FOSTER (Samuel)
FOUNDATION
FOUNTAIN
FOURTH
FRACTION
* FRAISE
FRANKLIN (Dr. Benjamin)
FREEZE
FREEZING
FRENICLE (Bernard)
FRESCO