mure

[ myoo r ]

/ myʊər /

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noun

Obsolete. a wall.

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

to immure.

Nearby words

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Origin of mure

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

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Examples from the Web for mure

Mure of Polkellie, the title of Lady being given by courtesy.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John Knox
Scholars and soldiers may be equally proud of Rennel, Leake, and Mure.
Club Life of London, Vol. I (of 2)|John Timbs
Bunch had issued to Mure a paper which the latter regarded as a passport, as did the United States.
Great Britain and the American Civil War|Ephraim Douglass Adams
It is no mure wonderful that I should live again than that I do live.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

Make my compliments to Baron Mure, and Mrs. Mure, and all that family.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton

British Dictionary definitions for mure

mure

/ (mjʊə) /

verb

(tr) an archaic or literary word for immure

Word Origin for mure

C14: from Old French murer, from Latin mūrus wall

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mure

noun

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

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mure

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