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mure

Pronunciation: /mjʊə(ɹ)/

The English word “mure” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

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

adjective

  1. mural (as a postmodifier)

verb

  1. to wall in or fortify
  2. To enclose or imprison within walls.

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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