English Explanatory Dictionary

mure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. wall
  2. husks of fruit from which the juice has been squeezed. Perhaps an old spelling of myrrh
adj
  1. mural (as a postmodifier)
verb
  1. to wall in or fortify
  2. To enclose or imprison within walls.

Pronunciation

/mjʊə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mure.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-mure.wav

Word forms

mure mures muring mured

Etymology

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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