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oubliette
[ oo-blee-et ]
noun
- a secret dungeon with an opening only in the ceiling, as in certain old castles.
oubliette
/ ˌuːblɪˈɛt /
noun
- a dungeon, the only entrance to which is through the top
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oubliette1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oubliette1
C19: from French, from oublier to forget
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Example Sentences
In the centre of the chamber there is an oubliette to the darkness below.
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It was an oubliette—a pit with a trap-door, which drew the veil of oblivion over the man who had vanished.
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In this there used to be in olden times an oubliette in which unhappy prisoners were let down.
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It was an oubliette, a dungeon where the prisoner might be buried alive, and never come forth again, alive or dead.
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As he plunged into the deep water of the oubliette a fiendish laugh echoed in his ears.
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