Mur d’appui, Fr. Wall of support. Any wall that is built to support a quay, terrace, or balcony, or to secure the sides of a bridge, is so called. Mur de parapet, or parapet wall, may be considered as a wall of support.
MURAGE. Money appropriated to the repair of military works, was anciently so called.
MURAILLE de revêtement, Fr. the wall which surrounds a fortified place is so called.
Charger en Muraille, Fr. To charge or attack an enemy, in a firm, compact, and steady line.
MURAL-Crown. See [Crown].
Couronne MURALE, Fr. See [Mural-Crown].
MURDRESSES, in ancient fortification, a sort of battlement with interstices, raised on the tops of towers to fire through.
Ville MUREE, Fr. A walled town.
MURRION. See [Morion].
MURTHERERS, or murthering pieces, small pieces of ordnance, having chambers, and made to load at the breech. They were mostly used at sea, in order to clear the decks when an enemy boarded a vessel.