Definitions for oublietteˌu bliˈɛt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ou•bli•etteˌu bliˈɛt(n.)
a secret dungeon with an opening only in the ceiling.
Origin of oubliette:
1810–20; < F, MF, <oubli(er) to forget
Princeton's WordNet
oubliette(noun)
a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
Wiktionary
oubliette(Noun)
A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top.
Origin: From oubliette, from oublier.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Oubliette
an underground cell, perfectly dark, in which prisoners were subjected to perpetual confinement, was so called as being a "place of forgetfulness," or where one is forgotten; they were often put secretly to death.
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