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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—R

Redan'

The simplest of fieldworks, and very quickly constructed. It consists simply of two faces and an angle formed thus A, the angle being towards the object of attack. A corruption of redens. (Latin.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Redder
Red Tincture
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