oubliette

[ oo-blee-et ]

/ ˌu bliˈɛt /

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noun

a secret dungeon with an opening only in the ceiling, as in certain old castles.

Origin of oubliette

1810–20; < French, Middle French, equivalent to oubli(er) to forget, Old French oblider < Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, derivative of Latin oblītus (past participle of oblīvīscī to forget; see oblivion) + Middle French -ette -ette

Words nearby oubliette

ouagadougou, ouananiche, oubaas, oubangi, oubangui, oubliette, ouch, oud, oudh, oudry, oudtshoorn

Example sentences from the Web for oubliette

It was the water of the oubliette, and he gazed on it with horror as it rose, inch by inch, toward him.

Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective |Ellis Parker Butler
In the centre of the chamber there is an oubliette to the darkness below.

Winged Wheels in France |Michael Myers Shoemaker
Do you remember the oubliette between the guard-room and the tower?

Pietro Ghisleri |F. (Francis) Marion Crawford
The garden contained an oubliette, down which Mrs. Marsh, while walking in the evening, inadvertently fell.

Masques & Phases |Robert Ross

It is the oubliette in which the Staphilinus buries the remains of his victims.

The Industries of Animals |Frdric Houssay

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oubliette

/ (ˌuːblɪˈɛt) /

noun

a dungeon, the only entrance to which is through the top

Word Origin for oubliette

C19: from French, from oublier to forget

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