OUBLIETTE


Meaning of OUBLIETTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌü-blē-ˈet ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, from oublier to forget, from Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin * oblitare, frequentative of Latin oblivisci to forget — more at oblivion

Date: 1819

: a dungeon with an opening only at the top

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.