oubliette
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bliˈɛt noun
a secret dungeon with an opening only in the ceiling, as in certain old castles.
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| —n | |
| a dungeon, the only entrance to which is through the top | |
| [C19: from French, from oublier to forget] | |
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Oubliette
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
oubliette
"secret dungeon reached only via trapdoor," 1819, from Fr. oubliette (14c.), from M.Fr. oublier "to forget," from O.Fr. oblider, from V.L. *oblitare, from L. oblitus, pp. of oblivisci "to forget" (see oblivion).
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Example sentences
They vanished into the oubliette of a binge and woke up alone in a suddenly unfriendly community.
Into the castles oubliette, where one poor loaf a day.
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