Complete Definition of "oubliette"

English
Etymology
From the F. oublier (�to forget�); from the Middle French; from the Vulgar Latin oblivisci. Recognized as English in 1819.

Noun
en-noun

  1. dungeon|Dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top.

Category:Words of Romance origin
Category:English concrete nouns

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