CIRCUMMURE

Etymology

Verb

circummure (third-person singular simple present circummures, present participle circummuring, simple past and past participle circummured)

(transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a wall.

Source: Wiktionary


Cir`cum*mure", v. t. Etym: [Pref. circum- + mure, v. t.]

Definition: To encompass with a wall. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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