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mure
/mjʊə(ɹ)/
noun 2verb 2adj 1
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2ADJ.
wrought
MURE + NOUN
confine
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noun
1
wall
Th' incessant care and labour of his mind Hath wrought the mure that should confine it in
2
husks of fruit from which the juice has been squeezed. Perhaps an old spelling of myrrh
adj
1
mural (as a postmodifier)
verb
1
to wall in or fortify
2
To enclose or imprison within walls.
Therewith he mured up his mouth along, And therein shut up his blasphemous tong
The five kings are mured in a cave.
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Th' incessant care and labour of his mind Hath wrought the mure that should confine it in
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Therewith he mured up his mouth along, And therein shut up his blasphemous tong
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The five kings are mured in a cave.
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