mure
[ myoor ]
noun
Obsolete. a wall.
verb (used with object),mured, mur·ing.
to immure.
Origin of mure
11400–50; late Middle English muren (v.) <Middle French murer<Late Latin mūrāre verbal derivative of Latin mūrus wall
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British Dictionary definitions for mure
mure
/ (mjʊə) /
verb
(tr) an archaic or literary word for immure
Origin of mure
1C14: from Old French murer, from Latin mūrus wall
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