adj
Meaning 1
mural (as a postmodifier)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
mure
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Pronunciation
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/mjʊə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
wall
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
husks of fruit from which the juice has been squeezed. Perhaps an old spelling of myrrh
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 4
to wall in or fortify
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 5
To enclose or imprison within walls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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History
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”).