OUBLIETTE

oubliette

(noun) a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

oubliette (plural oubliettes)

A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top. [from 18th c.]

Hypernyms

• dungeon

Source: Wiktionary

Ou`bli`ette", n. Etym: [F., fr. oublier to forget, fr. (assumed) LL. oblitare, L. oblivisci, p. p. oblitus.]

Definition: A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall. Sudden in the sun An oubliette winks. Where is he Gone. Mrs. Browning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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