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mure.

wall

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mjʊə(ɹ)/

  1. wall

    obsolete

  2. husks of fruit from which the juice has been squeezed. Perhaps an old spelling of myrrh

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English muren, from Middle French murer, from Old French murer (“to close by a wall”), from Late Latin mūrō, mūrāre, from Latin mūrus (“wall”). Related to German Mauer (“wall”).

adj/mjʊə(ɹ)/

  1. mural (as a postmodifier)

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English muren, from Middle French murer, from Old French murer (“to close by a wall”), from Late Latin mūrō, mūrāre, from Latin mūrus (“wall”). Related to German Mauer (“wall”).

verb/mjʊə(ɹ)/

  1. to wall in or fortify

    obsolete

  2. To enclose or imprison within walls.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English muren, from Middle French murer, from Old French murer (“to close by a wall”), from Late Latin mūrō, mūrāre, from Latin mūrus (“wall”). Related to German Mauer (“wall”).

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