Associations to the word «Oubliette»

Wiktionary

OUBLIETTE, noun. A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top. [from 18th c.]

Dictionary definition

OUBLIETTE, noun. A dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.