URE


Meaning of URE in English

I. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French uevre, oeuvre work, practice, from Latin opera — more at opera

obsolete : use , custom , practice , exercise

II. œ̅r noun

( -s )

Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish & Norwegian φre öre, Old Norse aur-, eyrir ounce — more at öre , ora

: an old unit of land area used in the Shetland and Orkney islands equal to the area rentable for 1/8 mark : 1/8 markland

III. noun

Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect ur rain cloud, Old Norse ūr drizzle — more at urine

chiefly Scotland : mist , haze

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