1. (n.) A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.

2. (n.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.

3. (n.) A steep descent or declivity.

4. (v. t.) To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock.

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