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oubliette |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oubliette \Ou`bli`ette"\, n. [F., fr oublier to forget, fr (assumed) LL oblitare L. oblivisci p. p. oblitus.] A dungeon with an opening only at the top found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall. Sudden in the sun An oubliette winks. Where is he? Gone. --Mrs. Browning. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: oubliette n : a dungeon with a trap door in the ceiling that is tis only means of entry or exit
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