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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