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meute

/mjuːt/

meute noun: a cage for hawks; a mew.

Noun

meute (plural meutes)

  1. A cage for hawks; a mew.
    • Many were held by lay abbots , who , by degrees , expelled the monks ; the cloisters became the camps of their retainers , the stables of their coursers , the kennels of their hounds , the meutes of their hawks.1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity

Forms of meute

pluralmeutes

Words that rhyme with meute

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Questions about meute

What does meute mean?
Meute means a cage for hawks; a mew.
What part of speech is meute?
Meute is a noun.
How do you pronounce meute?
Meute is pronounced /mjuːt/.
What is the plural of meute?
The plural of meute is meutes.

Words near meute in the dictionary

  1. Meusburger
  2. Meuse
  3. Meuser
  4. Meusers
  5. Meusian
  6. meute
  7. meutes
  8. Meuwissen
  9. MeV
  10. Mevagissey
  11. mevaldate

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