scarcement

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noun

An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing.

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Meanings

nounscarcement (plural scarcements)

plural scarcements

  1. architectureAn offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing.

Origin

From scarce + -ment.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

marcescent
Cite this entry
APA

scarcement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarcement

MLA

“scarcement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarcement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scarcement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarcement.

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