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mure

[ myoor ]
/ myʊər /
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noun
Obsolete. a wall.
verb (used with object), mured, mur·ing.
to immure.
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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

Words nearby mure

Murder in the Cathedral, murderous, Murder will out, Murdoch, murdrum, mure, Mures, murex, murexide, murexide test, Murfreesboro
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Words related to mure

encase, encircle, encompass, hem in, insert, wrap, blockade, bound, cage, circle, circumscribe, confine, corral, cover, enfold, enshroud, environ, fence, hedge, imbue

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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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