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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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