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mure

/mjʊə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)

Where it 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”).

noun mures

obsolete wall Th' incessant care and labour of his mind Hath wrought the mure that should confine it in
obsolete husks of fruit from which the juice has been squeezed. Perhaps an old spelling of myrrh

adjective

not comparable, obsolete mural (as a postmodifier)

verb mures · muring · mured

obsolete to wall in or fortify
archaic To enclose or imprison within walls. Therewith he mured up his mouth along, And therein shut up his blasphemous tong

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@misc{mure_2026,
  title = {mure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}