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MURE
Etymology
Noun
mure (plural mures)
(obsolete) wall
(obsolete) husks of fruit from which the juice has been squeezed. Perhaps an old spelling of myrrh
Adjective
mure (not comparable)
(obsolete) mural (as a postmodifier)
Verb
mure (third-person singular simple present mures, present participle muring, simple past and past participle mured)
(obsolete) to wall in or fortify
(obsolete) To enclose or imprison within walls.
Anagrams
• Meru
Source: Wiktionary
Mure, n. Etym: [L. murus; or F. mur, fr. L. murus. Cf. Munition.]
Definition: A wall. [Obs.] Shak.
Mure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mured.] Etym: [F. murer, L. murare. See Mure, n.]
Definition: To inclose in walls; to wall; to immure; to shut up. Spenser. The five kings are mured in a cave. John. x. (Heading).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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