ou|bli|ette

ou|bli|ette
ou|bli|ette «OO blee EHT», noun.
1. a secret dungeon with an opening only at the top.
2. a deep pit in the floor of a dungeon.
[< French, Middle French oubliette < Old French oublier forget < Vulgar Latin oblītāre (frequentative) < Latin oblīvīscī forget]

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  • bli — bli·aut; bli·mey; crum·bli·ness; gaw·bli·my; gor·bli·mey; lam·bli·a·sis; ou·bli·ette; pu·bli·ci; ta·bli·ta; wam·bli·ness; wob·bli·ness; ob·bli·ga·to; bli·aud; bli·my; wab·bli·ness; …   English syllables

  • ette — fan·chon·ette; farm·er·ette; fea·tur·ette; flan·nel·ette; heif·er·ette; his·to·ri·ette; kitch·en·ette; la·fay·ette; laun·der·ette; lay·ette; Leath·er·ette; lec·tur·ette; lunch·eon·ette; ma·jor·ette; mi·gnon·ette; min·ion·ette; nov·el·ette;… …   English syllables

  • oubliette — ou·bli·ette …   English syllables

  • ou — al·lyl·thi·ou·rea; al·ou·at·ta; al·ou·atte; am·ou·rette; am·ou·rist; an·ou·ra; bay·ou; glam·ou·rie; het·ero·ou·sia; ho·moi·ou·sia; ho·moi·ou·sian·ism; ho·moi·ou·sious; homo·ou·sia; homo·ou·sian·ism; homo·ou·si·on; jal·ou·sie; jal·ou·sied;… …   English syllables

  • oubliette — ou|bli|ette [ˌu:bliˈet] n a small room in an old castle where prisoners were kept for a long time …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • oubliette — ou•bli•ette [[t]ˌu bliˈɛt[/t]] n. a secret dungeon with an opening only in the ceiling • Etymology: 1810–20; < F, MF, < oubli(er) to forget …   From formal English to slang

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oubliette — ou|bli|ette [ ,ubli et ] noun count a small room in an old castle, used for keeping prisoners in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lam — adul·lam·ite; am·ba·lam; ba·lam; bal·lam; bed·lam·er; ca·lam·i·tous; ca·lam·i·ty; cho·lam; clal·lam; cyc·lam·mo·ni·um; ep·i·tha·lam·ic; hy·lam; is·lam; is·lam·ic; is·lam·ics; is·lam·ism; is·lam·ist; is·lam·ite; is·lam·it·ic; is·lam·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

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