antre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of antre
1595–1605; < Middle French < Latin antrum. See antrum
Example Sentences
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There Chiron old, In the Pelethronian antre, taught thee lore; The plants he taught, and by the shining stars In forests dim to steer.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Aquila se souvint qu'il avait p�n�tr� Dans un antre sauvage et de tous ignor�, Grotte creus�e aux flancs de ces Alpes sublimes, Ou l'aigle fait son aire au-dessus des ab�mes.
From The Paris Sketch Book by Thackeray, William Makepeace
The Maroccan, the Necromancer, followed her about until she returned to her antre; then, awaiting till the evening evened, he arose and repaired to a vintner's store where he drank a cup of wine.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Hereat quoth he to himself, "If I enter this antre, haply shall I lose myself, and perish of hunger and thirst!"
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
The least turn reminds us that we are passing some antre vast, or lateral ridge, occupying a place in the map which thus determines our position.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas
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