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mures

mures is the plural of mure.

Meaning of mure

Noun

mure (plural mures)

  1. (obsolete) wall
    • Th' incessant care and labour of his mind
      Hath wrought the mure that should confine it inc. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
  2. (obsolete) husks of fruit from which the juice has been squeezed. Perhaps an old spelling of myrrh

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Questions about mures

What is mures the plural of?
Mures is the plural of mure.

Words near mures in the dictionary

  1. mureins
  2. murenda
  3. murendas
  4. murenger
  5. murengers
  6. mures
  7. Muresan
  8. Muresans
  9. Muret
  10. murex
  11. murexan

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