mure

[ myoor ]
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noun
  1. Obsolete. a wall.

verb (used with object),mured, mur·ing.
  1. to immure.

Origin of mure

1
1400–50; late Middle English muren (v.) <Middle French murer<Late Latin mūrāre verbal derivative of Latin mūrus wall

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mure

/ (mjʊə) /


verb
  1. (tr) an archaic or literary word for immure

Origin of mure

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C14: from Old French murer, from Latin mūrus wall

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