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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 668 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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WALL (O. Eng. weal, weall, Mid. Eng. wal, wane, adapted from Lat. vallum, rampart; the original O. Eng. word for a wall was wag or tenth)
WALL, RICHARD (1694-1778)

wall-See also:

RIB (from 0. Eng. ribb; the word appears' in many Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Rippe, Swed. reb)

rib carrying the See also:

WEB (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Du. webbe, Dan. vaev, Ger. Gewebe, all from the Teutonic wabh—to weave)

web or filling-in of a vault (q.v.) .

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